Unidentified drones struck two Iraqi military bases early Tuesday, shortly after Iran launched missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar, a government spokesman confirmed.
The first attack hit Camp Taji, about 15 miles north of Baghdad. Lieutenant General Walid al-Tamimi, commander of Baghdad Operations, said the drone damaged a radar installation at the site.
Government spokesman Saad Maan confirmed a second drone crashed near a generator at the same base. No casualties were reported.
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Additional targets of the drone strikes included Imam Ali Air Base in Dhi Qar province, southern Iraq. According to Sabah Al Numan, spokesman for the Iraqi Prime Minister, a drone damaged a radar and communications center at the base.
Another drone fell in Radwaniya, west of Baghdad, where U.S. forces are stationed.
No group has claimed responsibility for the recent attacks. AFP reported that sources within the pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Forces denied involvement.
Iraqi officials have already launched an investigation to determine who was behind the strikes.
The attacks came in the wake of Iran’s missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the region, which was carried out in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The strikes happened around the same time U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
