WASHINGTON: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said the US troops shot down two drones and damaged a third in Iraq during the last 24 hours, adding US personnel wounded in one drone attack, Western media reported on Wednesday. However, it did not provide more details over the matter.
American Troops Wounded in Iraq After Drone Attacks
In a statement, CENTCOM said that the US forces defended against 3 drones near US and coalition troops in Iraq. CENTCOM said that the US personnel engaged two drones in Western part of Iraq. It confirmed that the US forces suffered minor injuries in one incident. It maintained that one drone was destroyed while the second one was damaged during the last 24 hours.
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Earlier, a US defense official said that two drones had been downed when they tried to attack US and coalition troops in Iraq.
