US Military Aircraft Crashes in Western Iraq

A U.S. military aircraft carrying U.S. service members crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said in a statement late Thursday. "Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," the statement said. The aircraft was thought to be a HH-60 helicopter, which crashed near al-Qaim, a town in Anbar province close to the Syrian border, according to a U.S. official citing initial reports. The helicopter was carrying seven people and fatalities...

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