Unidentified drone found near major oil field in Iraq’s Basra
Shafaq News – Basra
Iraqi security forces recovered a drone near the West Qurna oil field in Basra on Sunday, a source reported.
The source told Shafaq News that the device, identified as a LOT2 model marked with the code CO98, was found close to a worksite run by Whit Energy during routine demining operations.
Though its origin and time of impact remain unclear, the source added, preliminary assessments suggest a link to the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran, which paused on June 24 after a temporary ceasefire took effect at 7:00 a.m.
Similar discoveries of drones and missile fragments have been documented across several provinces in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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