Nigeria, March 13 -- The United States has confirmed the death of all the six crew members in an aircraft that crashed in Iraq.

"All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," the US Central Command wrote on X.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the crash of the aircraft, which is used to refuel fighter planes mid-air as the US continues its war on Iran.

While the US insists the aircraft was not brought down, an Iran-linked Iraqi militant group has claimed responsibility for shooting down the plane on Thursday.

In its Friday post on X, the US insisted the plane was not shot down....