The US has confirmed that three of their F-15 fighter jets were shot down by Kuwait in a friendly fire blunder – as video shows the $90million planes tailspinning in smoke to the ground.
Kuwait’s Defence Ministry said crews are safe after the crashes this morning, which saw at least two pilots eject from their planes near a US military base in Kuwait.
A US Central Command (CENTCOM) official confirmed that American military aircraft were ‘downed’ in Kuwait on Monday morning, as an Iraqi pro-militia outlet shared footage of a US pilot after ejecting from his aircraft in Kuwait City.
Video shows a U.S. fighter jet crashing in Kuwait as a pilot is seen parachuting down on Monday.
The American F-15 fighter jet and two others were shot down over Kuwait in what the U.S. Central Command called “an apparently friendly fire incident” during an Iranian attack on the… pic.twitter.com/vSAgBDpxZB
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Trump breaks silence on US troops killed in Iran war: President gives bleak warning to Americans and reveals four-week plan
President Donald Trump broke his silence Sunday on the first US casualties of the Iran war in an exclusive phone interview with the Daily Mail.
Three US service members were killed in the fighting. They have yet to be identified publicly.
‘They’re great people,’ the president said. ‘And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. Could happen continuous – it could happen again.’
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