On 2026-09-02, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported that a U.S. surveillance balloon over Erbil was targeted by a drone. The caption did not name the perpetrator, and visual review of the silent frames found only a bright light in a dark sky, with no identifiable balloon, drone or location.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated02 Sept, 03:41
“A U.S. surveillance balloon in the skies over Erbil was targeted by a drone.”
استهداف بالون تجسسي أمريكي في سماء أربيل بمسيرة
a named Iraqi claimant, Iraqi or U.S. official acknowledgment, or imagery establishing the drone, balloon and location by 2026-09-05; any of these moves this file.