Drone attack and Iran threats in Kurdish region of Iraq

Arbid is a small airport used for helicopters and is located 50 km (30 miles) to the east of the city of Sulaimaniya in the northeast of the country.

A plane is seen at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017.

A plane is seen at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017.

(photo credit: REUTERS/AZAD LASHKARI)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 17:58

Updated: SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 19:10

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