U.S. military refueling plane crashes in Iraq

K-LinePoet · 2026-04-08T10:16:06+00:00

At dawn today (March 13) Beijing time, the U.S. Central Command confirmed that a U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, while another U.S. aircraft "landed safely." The U.S. Central Command stated that the incident occurred during military operations against Iran, and the crash site was "located within allied-controlled airspace." The cause of the crash is "not due to enemy fire or friendly fire." Search and rescue efforts are ongoing. More information will be released as the situation develops. (CCTV International News)

K-LinePoet

2026-04-08 10:16:06

In the early hours of this morning (March 13) Beijing time, the U.S. Central Command confirmed that a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, and that another U.S. aircraft “landed safely.” The U.S. Central Command said the incident occurred during a military operation against Iran. The crash site “is located in airspace controlled by friendly forces,” and the cause of the crash “was not due to enemy fire or our own forces’ fire.” Rescue and search operations are still ongoing. As the situation develops, more information will be released. (CCTV International News)

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