ShafaqNews- Baghdad
Shrapnelfrom Iraqi air defense fire landed in eastern Baghdad after security forcesintercepted a drone over the capital’s Green Zone, a security source toldShafaq News on Wednesday.
Thefalling debris caused material damage to two vehicles on Palestine Street,including one belonging to the Endowments Authority and Religious Affairs andanother linked to the office of the secretary-general of the shrine of Salmanal-Muhammadi. Additional fragments were recovered in Sadr City. No furtherdamage or casualties were reported.
Earliertoday, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell,disclosed that air defense systems detected a small drone over Baghdad andengaged it immediately.
The GreenZone is a heavily fortified district housing key government institutions,parliamentary offices, senior political headquarters, and foreign missions.