An armed drone was shot down on Tuesday over Erbil airport in northern Iraq, where U.S. and other international forces are stationed, two security sources said. The Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdistan region's security agency, Kurdistan Counter Terrorism, said in a statement an armed drone fired by "illegal militia" against Erbil airport was shot down at 09:52am Iraq time.

Armed drone shot down over air base housing US forces in northern Iraq

United States President Donald Trump reportedly approved military strikes on "a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries" in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions, reported New York Times citing senior administration officials, but the plan was suddenly aborted in its early stages.

Trump approves, then cancels, Iran strikes after drone shot down: Report

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Armed drone shot down over air base housing US forces in northern Iraq

Trump approves, then cancels, Iran strikes after drone shot down: Report