US crew dead after KC-135 plane crash in Iraq

At least four US service members were killed when a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane involved in the incident landed safely. Update: All crew members who were aboard the refueling aircraft that went down in Iraq Thursday have been confirmed dead, US Central Command announced today. “All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM said in a post on X. 0:00 CENTCOM announcement: 4 crew members killed when US KC-135 tanker plane crashed in Iraq 2:18 Joint Chiefs chair Gen. Dan Caine statement on KC-135 crash 3:07 USAF Col. Cedric Leighton (ret.) analyzes the incident 6:59 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the crash 7:14 Gen. Caine on the crash 7:36 CNN's Paula Hancocks reports from Abu Dhabi Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #IranWar #Iraq #News

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