0h 3min, mar 12, 2026 y - UK shot Down Iranian Drones

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British forces based in Iraq shot down two Iranian drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.

But some drones in the attack hit the coalition base in the Iraqi city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, and injured a number of US troops. There were no British casualties.

Brigadier Guy Foden said the base and another in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad were struck "a number of times" on Wednesday night and British personnel are currently in Erbil helping to defend that base.

Since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, US bases in Iraq have been targeted in retaliation.

The Western base in Erbil is controlled by the US but often houses other forces including British troops.

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