Verified eyewitness video captures multiple aerial interceptions over Erbil,... Iraq where explosions were heard near the US consulate. Security sources said an explosive-laden drone was shot down, as Kurdish authorities reported coalition forces intercepted eight drones.show more

🇺🇸🇮🇶 U.S. C-RAM defense system shot down 2 drones... over Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan after they were launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. And seeing as Erbil hosts U.S. and coalition forces, it explains why militia drones keep showing up over the city.show more

🚨 DEADLY IRANIAN ATTACKS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN Iran launched... multiple attacks overnight in one of its deadliest assaults on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups since the war began on February 28. Five drones struck a Komala Party camp in the Zargwez mountains, east of Sulaymaniyah, killing six Peshmerga fighters and wounding several others. Separately, Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed eight explosive-laden drones over Erbil between 4:19 and 5:25 a.m. local time, according to the Kurdistan Region’s Counter-Terrorism Directorate. No casualties were reported in the Erbil attacks.show more

A drone of "unknown origin" was reportedly shot down... by US forces in Erbil Kurdistan (northern Iraq) that can be seen in multiple videos landing in the Zin City area (northeast) or Erbil. I've seen several social media accounts claiming it impacted near the local US Consulate. I spent a lot of time operating in and around Erbil and the Consulate in my younger days and Zin City is roughly 3 miles as the crow flies from the Consulate and, for a city the size of Erbil, it's no where near the Consulate. It's the American equivalent of saying something that came down in mid-town Manhattan impacted near Brooklyn. Just figured I'd add a little "on the ground" knowledge to the breaking story since I can.... 👌🏽 #drone #erbil #USConsulateshow more

U.S. Forces in Northern Iraq, for the second night... in a row, shot down an unknown drone heading in the direction of the U.S. General Consulate in Erbil, believed to have likely been launched by Iranian-backed paramilitaries in Iraq. Earlier tonight, several additional drones were downed approaching U.S. Al-Asad Airbase in Western Iraq.show more

An explosion was reported near the cantonment area in... Nowshera. Sources indicate that a drone was intercepted and shot down close to the Railway Station in the cantonment area of Nowshera. However, authorities have not yet issued any official confirmation or detailed statement.show more

Oryol, Russia, experienced a night of intense drone activity,... with air defense systems visibly active across the city. Footage shows debris from intercepted UAVs falling onto residential buildings and courtyards. Russian authorities claim 130 drones were shot down. Explosions were also reported near Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai, likely targeting a local oil refinery. Damage is being assessed.show more

🚨🇮🇶 🇺🇸 EXPLOSIONS SHAKE U.S. CONSULATE IN NORTHERN IRAQ... Loud blasts reported near the American Consulate in Ankawa with sirens blaring across the compound and nearby Al-Harir base. Roads to the American Silk Base have been sealed off. Smoke is rising fast. Initial reports confirm multiple rocket strikes and large detonations close to Erbil Airport. Eyewitnesses also report an unidentified drone circling over the American Harir Air Base. Source: Middle East Observer Media unconfirmedshow more

🚨 NEW: Multiple explosions rock Sulaymaniyah as strikes hit... Kurdish opposition sites A series of strikes and explosions were reported across Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, including a hit on the headquarters of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Zargwezala, according to local Channel 8 Drop Site correspondent Alexis Daloumis (new account) reported from the area. Video (2) is attached. Daloumis said the night has become “probably the most violent in Suli so far,” with blasts seen inside the city as projectiles streak across the sky in multiple directions. Local Kurdish media reported a strike on the “70s” PUK peshmerga unit, while additional explosions were reported near Goizha Mountain northeast of Sulaymaniyah and in the Zargwezala area, where the Komala headquarters is located. Early reports indicate at least one person killed and several injured, though details remain fluid. Video (1) from the city shows large explosions lighting up the skyline as the attacks continue.show more

🚨 “It’s coming right at us!” Massive drone attack... hits Russia — military targets and defense plants struck On the night and morning of July 5, one of the largest drone strikes of the war targeted multiple regions deep inside Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed it shot down 94 drones — but several clearly hit their targets. 1️⃣ Voronezh region: Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a stockpile of guided bombs at the Borisoglebsk military airfield. The buffer zone is no longer safe. 2️⃣ Cheboksary: Two drones slammed into the “VNIIIR-Progress” defense plant, which manufactures “Kometa”antennas — designed to shield Russian drones from Ukrainian EW systems. 3️⃣ Leningrad region: Two drones were shot down. Due to the airspace threat, over 50 flights were delayed and 13 cancelled at Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg. 4️⃣ Saratov region: Drone debris damaged residential buildings in Saratov and Engels. Locals also reported explosions near the Engels airbase — a major hub for Russia’s strategic aviation. 5️⃣ Moscow region: Mayor Sobyanin reported that two drones were just intercepted on approach to the capital.show more

Ukraine launched one of the most extensive drone attacks... on military facilities and defense plants across Russian regions since the start of the war According to Russia’s Ministry of Defense over the past 12 hours, 94 drones were allegedly intercepted, but several managed to hit their targets: • Voronezh region: Drones destroyed a storage facility containing guided bombs at the Borisoglebsk military airfield. • Cheboksary: Multiple drones struck a defense plant that manufactures antenna systems used to shield drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare. • Leningrad region: Two drones were shot down. Due to aerial threats, more than 50 flights were delayed and 13 canceled at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. • Engels: Residents reported explosions near the military airbase, a critical site for Russian strategic aviation. • Moscow: The city was also targeted by drones this morning, according to a statement from the mayor.show more

⭕️ Earlier Today: Drone Strike Reported Near Salalah Port... in Oman Omani authorities said they detected three drones over Dhofar Governorate on the morning of March 3. Air defenses shot down two mid-air, while a third crashed near the Port of Salalah. Online videos show a drone descending toward the port area and striking near what appears to be a storage tank, followed by black smoke. Inchcape Shipping Services said operations at the Port of Salalah General Cargo Terminal were suspended until further notice. The incident occurred after a separate strike on the Port of Duqm yesterday, where drones reportedly hit a fuel storage tank.show more

🔴 Iran Claims 6 Israeli Hermes Drones Shot Down... in 24 Hours In a new statement carried by Fars News, Iran’s army said its air defense systems destroyed six advanced “Hermes” drones over the past 24 hours. The Khatam al-Anbiya joint air defense command said the drones were intercepted over Isfahan, Qasr-e Shirin, Tabriz, Khuzestan, and the greater Tehran area. Tehran claims that since the start of the war, 35 advanced enemy drones have been shot down by ground air defenses, fighter jets, and IRGC units operating under Iran’s integrated air defense network. The claims have not been independently verified, though victims have circulated of downings. 🎥 Iranian air defenses shot down an Israeli Hermes-900 drone (MQ-9) above Khomeini Shahr, this morning.show more

So. Iran is bombing US airbases across the region.... And air defenses are not always holding 🔺 In Jordan, the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base is on fire (video). 🔺 In Doha — the capital of Qatar — powerful explosions are also being heard. 🔺 Incoming strikes reported in Kuwait. 🔺 Bahrain has been engulfed in fires. Authorities said they have begun evacuating people from the area housing the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet — after it was targeted by Iranian missiles. 🔺 US air defense systems are intercepting targets in Erbil, northern Iraq, where an American airbase is located. 🔺 The Iranian army said it has launched “dozens of attack drones” at Israel, marking the first large-scale assault of this kind.show more

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 IRAN WAR UPDATE: DAY 17 🇰🇼 Kuwait confirmed... its air defenses engaged incoming missiles and drones, with explosions heard across the country attributed to successful interceptions. 🇮🇶 Drone strikes reportedly hit inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, with sirens sounding across the city during another wave of Iran-backed attacks. 🇮🇷 Satellite imagery showed heavy damage to a major oil depot in southern Tehran following recent Israeli strikes. 🇮🇶 Another drone attack was reported in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, as the city continued facing near-daily strikes for weeks. 🇺🇸 Trump traveled to Dover, Delaware, for another dignified transfer ceremony honoring U.S. servicemembers killed in Operation Epic Fury. 🇮🇷 Iran launched 61 waves of missiles and drones at U.S. bases, Israel, and Gulf states, even after thousands of coalition strikes and major military losses. 🇮🇱 Fire was reported near Ben Gurion Airport after an Iranian missile strike. 🇱🇧 A multi-story residential building in Beirut’s Al-Bashura district collapsed following an Israeli airstrike.show more

🇷🇺🇺🇦 150+ UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN OVER RUSSIA Russia... claims to have downed 81 drones overnight, plus 69 more by morning, in what appears to be Ukraine’s largest drone barrage in weeks. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 33 drones were intercepted en route to the capital. Debris is being examined, and flights at Sheremetyevo Airport were delayed. In occupied Crimea’s Sevastopol, 6 drones were destroyed near Russia’s Black Sea fleet HQ. Fires from falling debris were quickly extinguished. Border regions like Belgorod and Tula also reported drones. Officials shut shopping malls and told parents to keep children home. Despite intercepting most drones, several reportedly slipped through air defenses and hit targets inside Russia. Source: Reutersshow more

🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇶 Fire rising from within the American bases in... Erbil. Again after another hit from Iranian allied forces. Erbil has been hit over 200 times since February 28. Not a typo. The Kurdistan Region where the US relocated most of its Iraq forces after withdrawing from Baghdad and Ain Al Asad — has absorbed the single heaviest concentration of attacks anywhere in Iraq. Erbil International Airport and Harir Air Base have been targeted continuously since Day One. The ammunition depot was hit and detonating on Day One. A French soldier was killed at the Erbil training camp on March 12. An Italian military base in Erbil was hit the same day. The IRGC itself fired 5 missiles directly at Harir Air Base. Iran-backed militias — Saraya Awliya al-Dam, Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Ashab al-Kahf — have been launching drones at the city in rotating shifts. Erbil matters because it’s where the US concentrated its forces after the withdrawal — making it the single most valuable target in Iraq. Washington pulled back from Baghdad and the western bases and doubled down on Kurdistan. Iran noticed. And now the city that was supposed to be the last stable US foothold in Iraq is on fire again on Day 17. Two hundred strikes and counting. The base they retreated to is the base they can’t defend.show more

Major Pakistani 🇵🇰 Losses in IAF 🇮🇳 Strikes during... operation Sindoor. - Key Aerial Losses: • 6 Pakistan Air Force fighter jets were shot down during the operations. - 2 high-value aerial assets were destroyed. • One was Saab Erieye AEW&C, targeted at the Bholari airbase. • The 2nd, potentially an electronic countermeasures aircraft, was neutralized by a long-range S-400 missile strike from nearly 300 km away. - Transport Aircraft destroyed • 1 C-130 transport aircraft was taken out by an Indian drone strike in Pakistani Punjab. - Unmanned Assets and Cruise Missiles: • Over 10 UCAVs, including Chinese-origin Wing Loong drones, were destroyed. Both on the ground in hangars and during flight using IAF’s air defense systems. - Multiple missiles intercepted and destroyed • A large number of Pakistani cruise and ballistic missiles (approx 30+) were intercepted mid-air before reaching their intended targets on Indian airbases.show more

Hello! Here are the key updates at this hour:... 1️⃣ Donald Trump said “Cuba is next,” despite presenting himself as “peaceful” — and then asked the media to ignore the statement. 2️⃣ Overnight, Russian forces attacked Odesa: a drone hit the roof of a maternity hospital, and residential buildings caught fire. At least 10 people were injured, two of them in critical condition. 3️⃣ Explosions were reported in Chapayevsk and Novokuybyshevsk in the Samara region. Reports indicate a blast and fire at the Chapayevsk facility of “Promsintez.” 4️⃣ Ukrainian drones attacked Yaroslavl, with at least 10 explosions reported over the city. Residents of Konakovo in the Tver region also reported explosions. 5️⃣ Part of an Iranian missile fell on a complex in Israel housing a TASS propaganda bureau.show more

At the start of 19 July, the US carried... out its ninth consecutive night of air strikes against Iran, with the aim of weakening Iranian capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz and as a retaliatory strike for the deaths of two US soldiers killed in Iranian attacks. IRGC positions on Qeshm Island, in Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Hajjiabad, Bandar Lengeh, Khuzestan and Tabriz were targeted, as was the Darkhovin nuclear power station, which is currently under construction. 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Consequently, Iran launched missile and drone attacks against US and allied facilities in Kuwait (ammunition depots, radar stations, and the desalination and power plants themselves), Bahrain (the US Navy’s 5th Fleet), Jordan (the airbase near Hussein International Airport in Aqaba) and northern Iraq (Kurdish militia positions in Soran and Erbil, where the death of another US soldier was reported). 🇮🇷 🇺🇸🇮🇶🇰🇼🇯🇴🇧🇭show more