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Washington DC
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

President Trump pays respects to 6 US service members killed in crash of refueling plane in Iraq

President Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base for six U.S. Air Force service members killed in a KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in Iraq.
fromFortune
1 week ago

All 6 crew members on KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, bringing U.S. death toll to at least 13 service members | Fortune

U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash in western Iraq on Thursday followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace" and that the other plane landed safely. The crash brings the U.S. death toll in Operation Epic Fury to at least 13 service members, with the seven others killed in combat.
Russo-Ukrainian War
France politics
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 week ago

US Warplane Down, French Soldier Killed In Iraq As Iran War Effects Spread

A US KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Iraq after a midair collision with another refueling aircraft during Operation Epic Fury, while a French soldier was killed in a drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan as regional tensions escalate.
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