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Iraqi Militia Claims to Have Shot Down Us Tanker Plane

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Iraqi militia claims to have shot down US tanker The Islamic Resistance Group in Iraq, an umbrella organization for several Iranian-backed armed groups, claims to be behind what it says is the shooting down of a US tanker in western Iraq on Thursday. The group said in a statement that the KC-135 aircraft was shot down “in defense of our country’s sovereignty and airspace.” Rescue efforts are underway, the US Central Command said on Thursday eve…
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Iraqi militia claims to have shot down US tanker The Islamic Resistance Group in Iraq, an umbrella organization for several Iranian-backed armed groups, claims to be behind what it says is the shooting down of a US tanker in western Iraq on Thursday. The group said in a statement that the KC-135 aircraft was shot down “in defense of our country’s sovereignty and airspace.” Rescue efforts are underway, the US Central Command said on Thursday eve…

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Nettavisen broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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