Published: · Severity: medium · Category: missile
Suicide drones hit Kurdish HQ
Location: Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (36.1911, 44.0094)
Event Type: missile
Severity: medium
Source: OSINT
Event Date: 2026-05-06T21:01:00.000Z
Description
On 2026-05-06, suicide drones targeted the headquarters of a Kurdish opposition group in Erbil, causing an attack on the facility.
Sources
- OSINT
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