The newspaper "La Croix" followed the incident of targeting 3 drones loaded with explosives the house of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al -Kazemi in Baghdad on Sunday, and indicated that despite his survival, the rubble scattered on the ground indicates the strength of the explosion, as it is an indication of the capabilities provided by the planesThe march of the so -called "unconventional" armed forces.
The French newspaper considered that this amazing attack, which is still anonymous, explains that the use of drones is no longer only linked as it was the military actions carried out by the United States under the management of President Barack Obama, but that many countries, militias, terrorist organizations and state -like entities have become using them.
In his report to the newspaper, Pierre Soglil says that the term "drone" does not mean the advanced models used by armies and travel long distances and launches missiles, but it means a variety of different and low -cost sizes, whether from civil or locally manufactured models, and is used to collect intelligence information orTo carry out strikes, most often by colliding with its goals with its troops from the explosives.
Strong ascension
"The use of drones and their capabilities has escalated since the war against the Islamic State", because this organization was one of the pioneers of the use of low -cost drones for monitoring and attack, as well as the pro -Iranian militias in IranIraq is increasingly, as the Erbil and Baghdad airport - in which the American forces are stationed - were repeatedly attacked by these aircraft during the summer..
Kisnai warns that "these planes fly at a low altitude, and cannot be easily detected, and their use in large numbers can cause a devastating effect that is difficult to confront.".
The United States accuses Iran of transferring its expertise in designing suicide bombers to Iraqi armed groups, and to its other allies in the region, especially in Yemen, where the Houthi rebels used the suicide bomber planes intensively against Saudi Arabia, which are heavy aircraft with a range of about 1500 km, analysts say they containOn ingredients imported from Iran, despite its manufacture in Sanaa.
It is not the use of low -cost drones - as the writer says - a monopoly on the Middle East. Rather, the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro said in 2018 that it was a target of an assassination attempt by two drones loaded with explosives, so that a number of rebel groups claimed responsibility for that attack thatIt is still shrouded in mystery.
Even criminal groups are no longer far from using drones, as a prison was targeted in Gawaias Province in Ecuador with devices loaded with explosives, according to the prison administration in the country..