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US Air Force refueling plane crashes in Iraq, killing all six on board
Six US service members are dead after a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, the US military said, adding that the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.

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6 dead after US Air Force refueler crashes in Iraq while supporting Iran war
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Air Force refueling tanker goes down in Iraq; rescue efforts underway
Trump says he will hit Iran 'very hard' next week; US military says six killed in plane crash in Iraq - as it happened
A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and how to declare victory even as t...

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US-Iran War: Iran Says Ready for Long War That May Destroy World Economy
6 Killed in Crash of U.S. Refueling Plane in Iraq, Military Says
Day 13 of Middle East conflict — global economy disruptions, Iranian attacks spread to sea
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to set the region’s oil and gas infrastructure “on fire” if Iranian energy sites are attacked.

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US Military Aircraft Crashes In Iraq, 4th American Plane Lost During Iran War
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says
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KC-135 Goes Down in Western Iraq After Mid-Air Incident During Operation Epic Fury

The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace over western Iraq; the second aircraft landed safely. A KC-135 was lost during Operation Epic Fury, U.S.
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First Iraqi Instructor pilot leads the way towards self-sustaining Iraqi air force

The first Iraqi air force instructor pilot to graduate from the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron at Tirkrit Air Base, Iraq, Lt. Col. Hamid Hussein, has flown his first official training mission with an Iraqi student pilot in a Hawker Beechcraft T-6.