UAE condemns drone attack on its consulate in Iraq's Erbil

Smoke and flames rise following a drone attack on the UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq in this screengrab obtained from social media March 9, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

March ⁠10 (Reuters) - UAE's foreign ⁠ministry condemned a ‌drone attack on its consulate in ​Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil, ⁠it ⁠said in a statement ⁠early ‌on Tuesday.

Iraqi Kurdistan's ⁠counter-terrorism service said late ​on ‌Monday that it ⁠had ​downed three drones in ⁠Erbil, with debris ​from one of the drones falling near ⁠the UAE consulate. It said no casualties ​were ⁠reported.

(Reporting by Menna ​Alaa El-Din ‌and Muayad ​Hameed, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)