The US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to say who was suspected of the attack, according to Reuters.
The one-way attack drones were intercepted as they attempted to strike the air base, the officials claimed.
After the martyrdom of Resistance commanders who led the anti-terrorism fight in Iraq and Syria, the Iraqi parliament approved a piece of legislation to call for the withdrawal of American troops from the country, a demand that the US troops have yet to meet.
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