Iraq: Drone Attack on U.S. Base Near Baghdad Airport Foiled

The incident comes two years after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s revered General Soleimani. Two armed drones were shot down on Monday as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad’s international airport, Iraqi security sources said, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident. The attack came as Iran and its allies in Iraq marked the second anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was killed in a drone strike near Baghdad airport ordered by then-U.S. President Donald Trump. Commenting on the attack, an official of the U.S.-led international military coalition…