Breaking News: U.S. Central Command released a press statement: "We have learned that a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft has crashed. The accident occurred in the friendly airspace during the 'Epic Fury Operation,' and the rescue work is still ongoing. The incident involved two aircraft, one of which crashed in western Iraq, while the other landed safely. This was not caused by enemy fire or friendly fire."
Previously, there was the crash of a Black Hawk, and now a KC-135 has crashed. The command's press release did not mention any casualties among U.S. soldiers, using the neutral term "incident" to describe the crash, and the English word "went down" to describe the aircraft falling down.
The emphasis is on "not caused by enemy fire, nor by friendly fire."
It sounds like a mechanical failure of its own.
Although it happened in "friendly airspace," the refueling aircraft was flying close to Iranian artillery fire. Regardless, this is a new loss for the U.S. military.
It is also reported that all six crew members on the crashed KC-135 were killed. The other refueling aircraft was also hit and made an emergency landing in Israel. The Iraqi resistance group claimed to have hit the target.
CBS reported in breaking news: "Today, another U.S. medical evacuation aircraft, flying from Saudi Arabia to a U.S. base in Germany, carried about 19 injured soldiers onboard. Two of the soldiers were injured when a drone exploded near their vehicle."
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