An aircraft owned and operated by the United States has crashed in western Iraq with personnel aboard, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday.
„A US military aircraft has crashed in Western Iraq with US service members aboard,“ CENTCOM said in a statement.
„Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time,“ the military statement noted. The reason for the aircraft’s downing are unknown at this time, but „an investigation will be initiated to determine the cause of the incident,“ the military said.
According to several reports, the downed aircraft is an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. Just last month, US Air Force Central Command announced the that the US would be sending A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft and HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to support US President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy and for ongoing operations in Afghanistan.
More details to follow.
