IRGC shoots down two intruding hostile drones in southern Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) air defense units have intercepted and destroyed two enemy drones, as they were flying in the skies over the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm and the southern province of Khuzestan.

The Public Relations Department of the IRGC said in a statement on Monday evening that an MQ-9 Reaper drone was tracked and destroyed by the advanced air defense systems of the IRGC Navy and Ground Force over the Qeshm Island.

In a separate statement, the IRGC added that a Hermes drone of the American-Israeli enemy was intercepted and destroyed by its Aerospace Force in the airspace of Andimeshk County in Khuzestan Province.

With the destruction of these two drones, the total number of unmanned aerial vehicles downed by the Iranian integrated joint air defense network since the beginning of the US-Israeli aggression has surpassed 160.

The United States and the Israeli regime launched their war of aggression against Iran on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders. They have failed to achieve any of their objectives, including effecting “regime change” in Iran and bringing the country to “total surrender.”

In an attempt to cover up their failure, the aggressors have resorted to targeting Iran’s civilian and infrastructure and energy facilities.

The Iranian armed forces have responded by launching nearly a hundred waves of reprisal attacks, using ballistic missiles and drones to target US and Israeli assets across the region.

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