A US KC-135 refueling aircraft has crashed in Iraq following a suspected mid-air collision, while drone attacks killed a French soldier and targeted British forces, escalating regional tensions.
British forces defended Erbil base from coordinated drone strikes, shooting down two UAVs. Defence Secretary John Healey briefed on Middle East operations and warned of Russia-Iran links.
British troops in Erbil, northern Iraq, were targeted by Iranian kamikaze drones, with air defences intercepting two. Defence officials hint at Russian involvement in Iran's tactics.
Defence chiefs confirm British troops at an air base in Erbil, northern Iraq, were targeted by a swarm of Iranian suicide drones in a significant overnight attack.
