Big! US aircraft down, Iran-backed Iraqi group claims responsibility, CENTCOM denies hostile fire

Описание: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, claimed responsibility for downing a U.S. military refueling aircraft in western Iraq on March 12. According to Reuters, Islamic resistance in Iraq is an umbrella group of ⁠Iran-backed armed factions. The group said in a statement it had shot down the KC-135 aircraft ‘in defense of their country's sovereignty and airspace. Also, Iran’s state media claimed that the US military refueling plane was shot down by a missile fire in Western Iraq. The Iranian spokesperson has said to Press TV that all six of the service members on board had been killed. Meanwhile, US CENTCOM also confirmed the loss of a US Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft over Iraq. According to a press release issued by CENTCOM, the incident occurred in friendly airspace during Op Epic Fury. “Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq” the release said. US Central command also took to ‘X’ and said "This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,". Earlier, President Donald Trump on March 12 said the situation involving Iran was progressing "very rapidly. US President Donald Trump noted that he had not expected to rely so heavily on the armed forces

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