ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has formed an investigative committee after two explosive-laden drones launched from its territory targeted border sites in Kuwait, according to official statements from both countries.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said the attack launched early Friday, struck two land border centers in the north of the country.
No casualties were reported, though the incident caused material damage.
Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari condemned the attack and confirmed that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani had ordered the creation of a specialized committee to investigate the incident and identify those responsible.
The attack comes amid a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran following weeks of conflict, which has fueled a wave of drone and missile strikes by Iran and its allied armed groups across the region. These groups say the attacks are aimed at US-linked targets, though they have also affected multiple neighboring countries.
During a phone call with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Fahad al-Yousef al-Sabah, Shammari stressed that the attack did not reflect the longstanding relations between the two neighbors and described it as a “sabotage" and "hostile” act.