In the ongoing Operation Epic Fury, an American KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, the US military said Thursday. "This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement. US KC-135 crashes in Western Iraq confirms CENTCOMThe crash is the fourth publicly known aircraft loss in the US-Iran conflict, after three F-15s were shot down by friendly fire over Kuwait. U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. pic.twitter.com/3z9UzXyLt9 March 12, 2026Meanwhile, the Central Command stated, "More information will be made available as the situation develops.

Source: dna March 13, 2026 01:45 UTC