British forces in Iraq shoot down Iranian drone; debris falls causing multiple U.S. military personnel injured

2026-03-16 17:00:31

△UK Defense Secretary John Healey (second from right) listens to reports from British troops in Iraq on the 12th

On the 12th local time, UK Defense Secretary John Healey confirmed that British troops in Iraq shot down two Iranian drones. The wreckage fell at the joint military base in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, injuring multiple American soldiers. (CCTV Reporter Yang Jingjing)

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