Explosions heard near US base in Iraq after Pentagon finishes latest strikes against Iran
Kurdish security officials said coalition forces shot down five drones over Irbil, Iraq — where troops were stationed at the city’s international airport. A journalist for The Associated Press reported hearing at least seven explosions and seeing four plumes of black smoke near the city’s airport. “This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping,” a Pentagon official announced Thursday.
- ▪Kurdish security officials said coalition forces shot down five drones over Irbil, Iraq — where troops were stationed at the city’s international airport.
- ▪A journalist for The Associated Press reported hearing at least seven explosions and seeing four plumes of black smoke near the city’s airport.
- ▪“This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping,” a Pentagon official announced Thursday.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ US-Iran fighting escalates as explosions heard near US base in Iraq, sirens in Bahrain — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Explosions heard near U.S. base in northern Iraq after U.S. strikes Iran — The Globe and Mail
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International Explosions heard near US base in Iraq after Pentagon finishes latest strikes against Iran Comments: by Finya Swai - 07/24/26 9:06 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 07/24/26 9:06 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Explosive-laden drones targeted a military base in northern Iraq that hosts American forces on Friday, hours after the U.S. military concluded its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran. Kurdish security officials said coalition forces shot down five drones over Irbil, Iraq — where troops were stationed at the city’s international airport. A journalist for The Associated Press reported hearing at least seven explosions and seeing four plumes of black smoke near the city’s airport.
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