Afghanistan, March 13 -- The United States Central Command said four crew members were killed after a US KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a military operation.
CENTCOM said rescue and recovery operations continued after the crash of the aircraft. Officials confirmed that six crew members were on board the refueling plane at the time of the incident.
According to US military officials, the KC-135 aircraft was part of an American operation linked to tensions with Iran. The aircraft was one of two refueling planes supporting the mission.
Officials said the second refueling aircraft involved in the operation was not damaged and managed to land safely. Authorities have not yet publicly clarified the condition of the re...