Three drones laden with explosives attacked near the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, where the United States is building a consulate. The drones hit two civilian homes in the village, located a few miles from the construction site of the consulate building, in the early Saturday attack. One of the drones did not explode.
The US consulate in a tweet condemned the attack near the capital of Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, saying “this attack represents a clear violation of Iraqi sovereignty.”
It is the 43rd attack against US interests in Iraq this year. They have previously been blamed on pro-Iran militias and appear to be aimed at getting the United States to remove all its troops from the country.