TWO armed drones - one with "Soleimani's revenge" scrawled on the side - were shot down on Monday as they headed to a US military base in Iraq.

       The attack came as Iran and its allies in Iraq marked the second anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

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       The remains of the wreckage of a drone are seen at Baghdad airport, Baghdad, Iraq Credit: Reuters 3

       The drones were shot down on Monday Credit: Reuters 3

       A handout photo made available by Iraqi security forces shows the remains of a drone that was shot down with Arabic words reading 'revenge operations for leaders' in Baghdad Credit: EPA

       Soleimani was killed in a drone strike near Baghdad airport ordered by then-U.S. president Donald Trump.

       Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi today vowed revenge for the attack during a televised speech.

       "If Trump and Pompeo are not tried in a fair court for the criminal act of assassinating General [Qassem] Soleimani, Muslims will take our martyr's revenge," Raisi said.

       Commenting on the attack, an official of the US-led international military coalition said the base's defense system had engaged "two fixed-wing suicide drones. They were shot down without incident".

       "This was a dangerous attack on a civilian airport," the coalition official said in a brief statement.

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       There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

       Armed groups that some Iraqi officials say are backed by Iran have claimed responsibility for similar incidents in the past.

       Footage provided by the coalition official showed what the official said was debris of two fixed-wing drones destroyed in the attack, with writing clearly visible on the wing of one drone reading "Soleimani's revenge."

       Soleimani, head of an elite overseas unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed along with Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 3, 2020, in a US drone strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.

       Hundreds of supporters of Iran-backed militia groups gathered on Sunday at Baghdad airport to mark the anniversary of Soleimani's death and to chant anti-American slogans.

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