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2026-07-16 Iraq
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Several blasts heard in Erbil, drone crashes at Iraq’s southern port amid reports of renewed drone activity
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[Rudaw] Several explosions were heard in Erbil on Wednesday evening, with eyewitnesses and residents in the northern part of the Kurdish capital telling Rudaw that the blasts were caused by drones. The series of attacks notably coincides with the landmark visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the United States.
Video footage obtained by Rudaw showed projectiles exploding in the sky over the Ganjan City residential community on the northeastern outskirts of Erbil along the Baharka road, as well as over the predominantly Christian suburb of Ankawa in the northern part of the Kurdish capital.
A Kurdish security source also told Rudaw that at least "six one-way attack drones were intercepted over Erbil."
Later on Wednesday, the Erbil-based Counter-Terrorism Directorate confirmed that the US-led Coalition had "intercepted and shot down eight explosive-laden drones" over Erbil "between 8:53 pm and 9:20 pm," local time.
"No casualties were reported," the directorate added.
THE TIMING
The series of attacks comes as Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi began a landmark visit to the United States on Monday, where he met with US President Donald Trump
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and senior American officials to discuss elevating Baghdad-Washington ties to a partnership level.
Zaidi on Wednesday met with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to discuss ways to enhance military cooperation with Iraq. "To deepen our partnership, Iraq must assert its illusory sovereignty and disarm the Iran-aligned militias responsible for 600+ attacks on U.S. personnel this spring," Hegseth said in a statement on X.
Notably, ahead of the visit, the Iran-aligned Islamic Resistance® in Iraq (IRI) group expressed its "principled rejection" of the trip, citing ongoing US-Israeli military operations against "innocent people in Iraq, Iran, Leb
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In a statement released Sunday, the IRI said "the continued presence of US forces on Iraqi soil represents an occupation," adding that "one of the government’s priorities must be to work, through various means, to end it according to the announced schedule" by the end of September.
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In late February, the US and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran, carrying out thousands of strikes across the country.
In response, Tehran launched thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets in the region, particularly in Gulf Arab states, while also carrying out retaliatory attacks against Israel.
The Iranian response has also involved gangs aligned with the Tehran-led ’Axis of Resistance®,’ including factions affiliated with the IRI. In early April, the umbrella group claimed to have carried out more than 750 attacks against alleged US targets across Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, since the start of the Iran
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According to Rudaw tracking, the majority of the attacks were concentrated in Erbil province, which recorded 560 drone and missile attacks by early April.
The US and Iran agreed on April 8 to a preliminary Pakistain-brokered ceasefire to create space for negotiations. On the same day, the IRI announced a halt to its military operations, which have since significantly declined.
Drone crashes at Iraq’s southern port as Kuwait reports Iranian drone, missile attacks
[Rudaw] A drone crashed Wednesday at Iraq's Grand Faw Port in the southernmost Basra province, causing no injuries or damage, local officials told Rudaw. The incident coincided with neighboring Kuwait reporting dozens of projectiles launched from Iran, including more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Local authorities were notified on Wednesday morning after a drone crashed into the port’s container yard,”Faw Mayor Waleed al-Sharifi told Rudaw’s Mushtaq Ramadan, adding that the aircraft was “completely destroyed upon impact.”
Sharifi added that the incident “caused no damage to the port’s facilities and resulted in no casualties.”
Iraq’s Grand Faw Port is located on the tip of the al-Faw Peninsula, sitting directly across a narrow marine channel from Kuwait's Bubiyan Island.
The drone crash came just hours after Kuwait reported that dozens of Iranian projectiles had been launched toward its territory.
Kuwaiti Defense Ministry Spokesperson Colonel Saud Abdulaziz al-Atwan said in a Tuesday statement that the Sheikhdom's forces are "engaging hostile attacks resulting from the blatant Iranian aggression" against Kuwait. The Sheikhdom’s defense ministry later in the day detailed that 33 drones, one ballistic missile, and five cruise missiles were launched by Iran at Kuwaiti territory. Four Kuwaiti armed forces servicemen were injured, the ministry added, noting that after "receiving the necessary medical care and treatment, their condition is stable."
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