°®Âþµº

targeted a village near the construction site of the new US consulate in ,Ìýthe capital of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, in the early hours of Saturday, security officials said.

The attack involved three unmanned aerial vehicles that all carried explosives, Rudaw report, citing security officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The sources saidÌýthe dronesÌýhit two houses in theÌývillage of Bragh,Ìýonly three kilometres away from the construction site of the new US consulate outside Erbil. No casualties were reported.

One drone did not explode. A videoÌýfrom the area shows heavy damage to a civilian residence.

In a statement on Saturday, Kurdistan's counter-terrorism unit confirmed the incident, adding that another drone had landed in a separate unpopulated area.

The US consulate condemned the incident on Twitter, saying it represented "a clear violation of Iraqi sovereignty".

It is the second such incident to rock the autonomous region in recent months. In April, pro-Iran fighters sentÌýexplosive-laden drones into the northern Erbil airport, marking the first use of such weapons against a base for US soldiers in Iraq.

In February, over a dozen rockets struck a military complex within the airport, which houses US-led coalition forces helping IraqÌýfightÌýthe Islamic State group. The strike killed an Iraqi civilian and a foreign contractor working for theÌýcoalition.

Dozens of bombs or rocket attacks have targeted bases housing coalition troops or foreign diplomats across IraqÌýincluding in Baghdad since US President Joe Biden took office.

Similar attacks under theÌýTrump administration were blamed on pro-Iran militias, sharply raising tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Observers believeÌýthe attacks areÌýaimed at pressuring Washington to remove all remaining soldiersÌýfrom country, which pro-Iran factions deemÌýan occupying force.

President BidenÌýhas resumed strategic talks with Baghdad, initiated by his predecessor, which haveÌýthe withdrawal of US troops as a key agenda item.