US drone reportedly crashed in Iraq's Kirkuk

Local Iraqi sources reported on Saturday that an American MQ-1 Gray Eagle reconnaissance drone has crashed in an area in the south of Kirkuk province in Iraq.

At first, the Sabereen news reported that the drone was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

However, the US Army announced that the drone crashed due to a technical fault and was not shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

MNA/