Attacks on Gulf states and the withdrawal of international coalition advisers from Iraq

A number of Gulf states announced that their air defenses intercepted and repelled attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, while rising tensions in Iraq prompted advisers from the international coalition to withdraw from the Operations Command and the support camp and head toward Jordan.

“A number of Gulf states announced that their air defenses intercepted and repelled attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, while rising tensions in Iraq prompted advisers from the international coalition to withdraw from the Operations Command and the support camp and head toward Jordan”

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The official spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malik, said at different times this morning that the air forces were able to intercept and destroy a number of drones in the eastern region of the kingdom.

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The UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defenses dealt this morning with 7 ballistic missiles and 16 drones coming from Iran, noting that the sounds heard in various parts of the country were the result of intercepting ballistic missiles by air defense systems, and fighter jets intervening to shoot down drones and unmanned aerial vehicles.

In Kuwait, the General Staff of the Army announced that air defenses are countering hostile missile and drone attacks, urging citizens and residents to adhere to security and safety instructions.

The Bahrain Defense Force disclosed a heavy toll of defensive operations, confirming the interception and destruction of 147 missiles and 282 drones since the start of Iranian attacks.

Field developments in Iraq On the ground in Iraq, Al Jazeera’s correspondent, citing a source in the Joint Operations Command, said that advisers from the international coalition withdrew from the Operations Command and the support camp toward Jordan.

This withdrawal comes in tandem with escalating security tensions, as a source in the Popular Mobilization Forces told Al Jazeera that the headquarters of the 15th Brigade, affiliated with it, was targeted in the al-Hamra area of Salahuddin Province.

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Meanwhile, Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, today Monday, announced extending the decision to suspend targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for 5 additional days.

The group had announced, at dawn Thursday, to halt targeting the U.S. Embassy for 5 days under conditions including refraining the Zionist entity from displacing and shelling the southern suburb of Beirut, not targeting residential areas in Baghdad and the provinces, and withdrawing CIA personnel from their positions inside the embassy.

These developments come amid Israeli and American attacks on Iran since the end of February, which have killed hundreds, including senior security officials, while Tehran responded by launching missiles and drones at Israel, in addition to targeting what it calls American interests in the region.

“A number of Gulf states announced that their air defenses intercepted and repelled attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, while rising tensions in Iraq prompted advisers from the international coalition to withdraw from the Operations Command and the support camp and head toward Jordan”

Al-Jazeera Net