Air traffic resumes at Iraqi Kurdistan airports after drones activity -sources

An Iraqi Airways Canadair CRJ-900 jet plane on the tarmac at the airport in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah. (AFP file photo)
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  • Security threats ended after the drones left

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq: Air traffic resumed at Iraqi Kurdistan’s two airports on Monday evening after a brief suspension due to suspected drones activity in the Kurdish region’s airspace, two security sources said.
Air traffic at the airports of Iraq’s northern cities of Irbil and Sulaimaniya was interrupted for around four hours from 1800 local time (1500 GMT) after security forces alerted regional aviation authorities of suspected unknown drones flying in the area, said a security source on condition of anonymity.
“Security threats ended after the drones left. It’s still not clear where the drones came from,” said a second source.
The manager of Irbil airport confirmed in a statement the resumption of air flights without elaborating. (Writing by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing by Sonali Paul)