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Kuwait airport hit again in drone attack

  • Märkte: Oil products
  • 28.03.26

Several drones struck Kuwait International Airport on Saturday, causing "significant" damage to its radar system, authorities said, in the latest attack on a facility repeatedly targeted since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.

No casualties were reported. Authorities said the extent of disruption to airport operations was not yet clear. Kuwait's airspace has faced repeated missile and drone threats during the conflict, prompting temporary closures, reduced flight operations, and persistent delays and cancellations.

Saturday's strike came after a drone attack on the airport's fuel depot on 25 March that triggered a fire at the site. Two fuel storage tanks were also targeted on 8 March. The first attack on the airport occurred on 1 March, when Terminal One was struck during a broader wave of drone incidents across Mideast Gulf airports, leaving nine people injured.

The repeated attacks come as airspace restrictions across several Mideast Gulf states continue to disrupt one of the world's busiest aviation corridors — a pattern that is likely to weigh on local jet fuel demand.


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