The KC-135 crash is the fourth American military aircraft lost during the US-Israeli war on Iran. Earlier, three F-15 fighter jets were lost due to friendly fire over Kuwait, US officials said.

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A US KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling aircraft, went down in western Iraq on Thursday, the US military said, though the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” The statement did not specify whether any US service members were hurt or killed.

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