March 13th, 2026 - 10:39 GMT
ALBAWABA - Early on Friday, an armed group claiming to be the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claimed to have shot down a U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft in western Iraq and targeted another aircraft in the same region. The group said in a statement that the crew was able to safely evacuate when the second aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at what it called a "enemy airport." ...
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