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Two armed drones targeting an airbase in western Iraq were shot down Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said. “Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the Iraqi Al-Asad Air Base early this morning,” the official said. “The attempted attack was unsuccessful. All forces are accounted for.” It is the second such attack in 24 hours targeting the coalition in Iraq. On Monday, the coalitionshot down two armed drones targeting its compound at Baghdad airport. The attacks come as Tehran and its alli…