War picture: A child plays with an unexploded Iranian missile that has fallen in a field. Scenes that go around the world
Several locals in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, on the border with Turkey, gathered in a field to inspect a device that had fallen from the sky: an intercepted missile launched by Iran.
The missile fell on a field in a predominantly Kurdish area after Iran tried to hit Qamishli International Airport on Wednesday, March 4, writes The Washington Post.
Witnesses stated that they had seen several rockets exploding in the sky before. “The animals were terrified and panicked by the noise. They hid,” said an 18-year-old shepherd who was tending his sheep at the time, quoted by Le Figaro.
No casualties were reported, and the projectile became a point of attraction for locals, according to images captured by a photographer from the Associated Press agency.
Iran continues to fight back. How fast can it go?
Iran may continue to launch missiles at its current rate for “several days” before its ability to hit targets in the Middle East diminishes, Western officials have said.
US and Israeli attacks on Iranian missile launch sites and depots have already caused a drop in Iran's firing rate, officials said.
“If the current pace is maintained, we estimate that Iran has capacity for a few more days,” said one official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official pointed out that Iran could decide to slow down its attacks to prolong its campaign.
The combined use of high-range missiles and low-flying drones has tested air defense systems in the Middle East, officials said, prompting the British government and other allies to consult experts on the Ukraine war.
