Al Jazeera reported explosions near the airport in Erbil.

The air defense systems of the Republic of Iraq repelled an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missiles recorded near Erbil airport. This was reported by Al Jazeera TV channel.

"The air defense forces repelled an attack by missiles and drones attempting to strike at Erbil International Airport," the Telegram channel said.

According to information from the Reuters news agency, received later from unnamed security sources, a total of three devices were destroyed as part of the drone destruction operation. They are believed to have been heading towards US military bases in northern Iraq.

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The Fars news agency reported heavy explosions in Erbil a day earlier. The day before, the Secretary General of the Iraqi paramilitary movement Najba, Arqam al-Kaabi, declared his readiness to support Iran in the conflict with Israel and the United States, which they had started.

Iran, in turn, announced the first large-scale offensive operation "True Promise-4" against its aggressors. He attacked a total of 14 American military bases, some of which were located in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. And after a while, on March 2, he shot down an Air Force fighter The United States has launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes against American military installations.

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