Six Americans killed after US refuelling jet crashes in Iraq

Six Americans killed after US refuelling jet crashes in Iraq Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 15:58 The US has lost 13 soldiers since its joint war with Israel began on Iran US Air Force members conduct a pre-flight brief outside of a KC-135 Stratotanker, before an aerial refuelling mission at al-Udeid Air Base, in Qatar, in this undated handout picture released on 1 August 2019 (Chris Drzazgowski/US Air Force via Reuters) Off The US announced on Friday that all six of its soldiers aboard a KC-135 refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq a day earlier have been killed. "The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," US Central Command, the Pentagon's Middle East hub, said on X. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.