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

💢 Large-scale drone attack targets Iranian Kurdish opposition groups... in northern Iraq Iranian forces reportedly launched a wave of attack drones toward Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Monday night, with repeated explosions and interceptions reported over Erbil. Kurdish journalist and monitor Scharo Bajalan reported at least two impacts: one in the Alana Valley near Soran, where a Komala opposition camp is located, and another north of Erbil. He said drones were launched from both Iran and areas controlled by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces. Footage circulating online appeared to show US forces intercepting at least one drone over Erbil. The extent of any casualties or damage remains unclear. Iran has previously acknowledged striking US-linked sites and Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in the region.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

🚨 Nizhnekamsk, Rostov region, the Moscow area and Crimea... came under Ukrainian drone attack In Tatarstan, Ukrainian monitoring channels reported an attack on Nizhnekamsk, with the local oil refinery allegedly targeted (video). Russian authorities have not yet commented on the strike. In the Rostov region, Governor Yuri Slyusar said more than 70 drones were shot down overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 13 drones intercepted on approach to the capital, while authorities in the Kaluga region said another 16 were downed. In occupied Sevastopol, local authorities claimed that 15 drones were shot down. Debris from one of them sparked a forest fire near Inzhir beach, forcing people to evacuate a nearby campsite. Another very long night for Russian air defence.show 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

⭕️ 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

Russian air defenses reportedly destroyed 47 drones approaching Moscow... today, Mayor Sobyanin said, including 37 overnight and in the morning and another 10 later. In Moscow region, electronic warfare was reported active near Kubinka, while a Ka-52 helicopter was seen pursuing an FP-1 drone. Footage from Pavlovsky Posad reportedly showed a UAV being shot down over residential buildings. #Russiashow 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