All 6 US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

WASHINGTON — All six crew members aboard a U.S. military KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military said on Friday. The U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The deaths add to the seven U.S. service members who have already been killed as part of U.S. operations against Iran which began on February 28. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," a statement from U.S. Central Command said. A U.S. official told Reuters that the second aircraft involved in the crash, which landed safely, was also a military refueling aircraft known as the KC-135. The United States has deployed a large number of aircraft into the Middle East to take part in operations against Iran and the incident highlights the risk of not just operations, but of refueling aircraft in the air. The KC-135, built by Boeing inWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times