A US KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling aircraft, went down in western Iraq on Thursday, the US military said, though the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” The statement did not specify whether any US service members were hurt or killed.

The US Central Command says rescue efforts are under way after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows al-Asad Air Base in the western Anbar desert of Iraq on December 29, 2019. - Nasser Nasser/AP/File Iraq’s government said Sunday that US ...

According to sources published by AFP, one of Italy’s military outposts in Erbil, northern Iraq, was attacked, although no casualties were recorded. According to Italian authorities, the […]

The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.

The defense ministry initially spoke of a missile attack on the Italian base in Erbil, but ministry sources later said it was a drone that had destroyed a military vehicle, possibly by accident.

The Iranian military body said the operation involved the launch of five missiles aimed at the facility, which hosts US forces and serves as a key operational base for coalition troops stationed in the region.

Iran has spent decades and billions of dollars preparing foreign proxy fighters like A., a commander in a pro-Iranian paramilitary group in Iraq, for a moment just like this.