Iraq

The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.

Oil worker Ross Slater said the drones landed metres from his accommodation but failed to explode

A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are "ready to go home", as they face drone attacks from Tehran.

The US Central Command says all six crew members died after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.

The echoes between the conflicts are certainly there but there are also profound differences.

British forces based in Iraq shot down two drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed.

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.