A ‌US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on ‌Thursday in an incident US Central Command said involved ​another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The United States has ​sent a large number of aircraft into the ⁠Middle East to take part in ‌operations ‌against ​Iran. In a statement, US Central Command said it was ⁠carrying out rescue ​efforts after the US ​KC-135 refuelling aeroplane went down. Since the US and Israel started carrying out strikes against Iran on February 28, ‌seven US ⁠troops have been killed. Reuters reported on Tuesday that as many as ‌150 US troops had been wounded in the ​US-Israeli war on Iran.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 00:21 UTC