A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central ‌Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire, Reuters reported.
The United States has surged a large number of aircraft into the Middle East to take part in operations against Iran.
In a statement, U.S. Central Command said it was carrying out rescue efforts after the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down. The second aircraft landed safely, according to Reuters.
