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Blast near Erbil Airport; Kuwait Airport radar heavily damaged in drone attack
·Erbil, Iraq / Kuwait City, Kuwait
An explosion was reported near Erbil International Airport in Iraq's Kurdistan region — home to a major US consulate and military advisors. Separately, Kuwait's international airport radar system was heavily damaged by a drone attack. Part of the Day 29 proxy campaign expansion beyond Iran and Yemen.
Two separate drone/explosion incidents were reported across the region in the early hours of Day 29. In Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, an explosion was heard near the international airport. The airport complex houses a major US consulate and military advisors attached to the US-led anti-jihadist coalition. Pro-Iran armed groups regularly conduct drone attacks on US assets in the Kurdistan region, typically intercepted by air defenses. No casualties were immediately reported from Erbil. In Kuwait, the radar system at Kuwait International Airport was heavily damaged in a drone attack. Kuwaiti civil aviation authorities confirmed no casualties but reported the radar system was 'badly damaged,' effectively impairing the airport's air traffic control capability. Kuwait is a Gulf state that hosts US military forces and has been targeted by pro-Iran proxies throughout the conflict. The dual incidents represent continued expansion of Iran's proxy pressure campaign across Iraq and the Gulf, simultaneous with Houthi BM attacks on Israel and Iran's own missile/drone campaign against UAE and Saudi Arabia.
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Actor responses
Pro-Iran armed groups regularly conduct drone attacks on US assets in Erbil. Day 29 blast near airport is consistent with this pattern. No claim of responsibility in initial reporting.
US consulate and military advisors housed at Erbil Airport complex. Kuwait hosts US forces. Proxy campaign targeting US-adjacent assets across Iraq and Gulf simultaneously with direct Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia and UAE.
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