ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Loud sounds of blasts were heard over Erbil on Friday, Rudaw English's correspondent on the ground relayed, amid reports that a one-way attack drone crashed in the vicinity of Erbil International Airport.
The Airport's CEO affirmed to Rudaw's Karwan Faidhi Dri that the facility "remains open" despite the drone incident, adding that "the attack has not affected flights."
This comes shortly after eyewitnesses shared several videos showing a drone in the sky over the town of Rizgari in Khabat district, located west of the Kurdistan Region's capital, reportedly heading in the direction of Erbil.
Rudaw later obtained footage showing the moment a drone was intercepted over Erbil and set ablaze.
Moreover, Rudaw has learned that air defense systems of the US-led Coalition forces intercepted at least three drones over the Kurdish capital on Friday.
Eyewitnesses also reported that they saw a drone crash on Friday in brush and grassland along the border of Gazna village, on the northwestern outskirts of Erbil.
According to Rudaw's tracking, the Kurdistan Region has been struck by more than 930 drones and missiles since the start of the Iran war on February 28, killing at least 32 people and wounding nearly 150 others.
This is a developing story...
