The commander of the World Coalition Forces at Erbil Airport, announced that a strong defense system will be established at the airport by the end of September to protect the coalition's base at the airport and stated that the US special forces will also leave Erbil Airport.
A drone attacked Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan with explosives on Tuesday, aimed at the U.S. base on the airport grounds, Kurdish security sources said.
The largest airport in the Kurdish-majority region of Turkey has been forced to close for repairs after it was hit by a drone attack last week, which Ankara has blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).