US confirms six killed in aircraft crash over Iraq

US confirms six killed in aircraft crash over Iraq The US military has confirmed the deaths of all six crew members aboard a refuelling jet that crashed in western Iraq. US Central Command stressed in a social media post that the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire", and that the circumstances of the crash were still under investigation. It added that the crew's identities would be withheld until 24 hours after their families are notified.