Iranian drones strike major airport in Gulf with radar system hit hard.
Multiple drone attacks targeted the runway and control tower of Kuwait's main international hub on Saturday morning as part of escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, causing significant damage to its critical infrastructure including a severely compromised air traffic surveillance network that has grounded flights across several airlines operating out of the facility in response to safety concerns.
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1Kuwait International Airport suffered significant radar system and infrastructural damage from multiple drone attacks on Saturday.
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2The Iranian-led strikes caused no casualties, according to the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
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Kuwait's state news agency KUNA reports that multiple drone attacks targeted Kuwait International Airport on Saturday.
— [Mar 28, 15:04] Major airport suffers 'significant' damage in Iranian drone attacks (Independent.co.uk)The strikes caused significant and severe material damage to the radar system but resulted in no casualties according to authorities citing KUNA reports from multiple sources.
— [Mar 28, 15:04] Major airport suffers 'significant' damage in Iranian drone attacks (Independent.co.uk)"The strikes caused significant damage" was confirmed by Abdullah Al-Rajhi, spokesperson for the Public Authority/Civil Aviation Directorate of Kuwait on Saturday.
— [Mar 28, 15:04] Major airport suffers 'significant' damage in Iranian drone attacks (Independent.co.uk)"The strikes caused significant and severe material damage to its radar system but resulted in no casualties" was the official statement released by Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority.
— [Mar 28, 10:14] US-Iran war: Kuwait International Airport hit by drone attacks, radar system severely damaged (Livemint)"Kuwait City... March 26/37" indicates the date of reporting in some sources while others specify Saturday as day.
— [Mar 28, 09:14] Kuwait airport suffers 'significant' damage from Iranian drone attacksIranian state media reported that multiple drone attacks on Kuwait International Airport caused significant radar damage but resulted in no casualties and were carried out by Iran or its proxies amid fears a wider war is expanding after Houthi missiles struck Israel earlier Saturday, with experts warning the group may attempt to block shipping lanes through Yemen's Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Kuwaiti authorities confirmed multiple drone attacks on Saturday targeting its international airport radar system without any loss of life. These incidents occurred alongside recent strikes at Shuwaikh Port, part of a broader pattern where Iran has targeted US military assets in the region following late February conflicts with Israel and America.