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2 Injured After Rockets Fired at Iraq Airport_ Says Security Official
- On June 30, 2025, two Katyusha rockets landed in the military area of Kirkuk International Airport in northern Iraq, resulting in minor injuries to two security staff members.
- The attack took place in Iraq, a country long affected by drone and rocket strikes, which has only recently begun to experience renewed stability following years of conflict and unrest.
- One rocket fell near the airport runways while another hit a house in Kirkuk city, causing material damage but no airport disruption or damage.
- Officials at Kirkuk International Airport reported that the facility sustained no damage and that flight operations continued without interruption, while no group has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
- The Iraqi government initiated an investigation into these and other recent drone attacks, but so far, it has been unable to determine who was responsible or the reasons behind the rocket assaults.
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PUK peshmergas shoot down two drones
Two unmanned aerial vehicles reportedly flew over the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)-affiliated Peshmergas’ 70th Forces Unit in the Tasluce region of Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday. Sources from the 70th Forces Unit told local media, “The two UAVs flew over our unit for approximately 20 minutes before being shot down.” The PUK faction in the Iraqi Parliament issued a written statement describing the incident as a “criminal attac…
Two rockets hit the military wing of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late Monday night, lightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official told AFP.
According to security circles, the military part of the airport is likely to have been hit. So far no one has known about the attacks.
Two security forces were injured, and a third rocket hit a residential building in Kirkuk City.
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