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Iran-backed Iraqi group claims responsibility for downing US military aircraft
- The group said in a statement it had shot down the KC-135 aircraft "in defence of our country's sovereignty and airspace"
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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for downing a US military refueling aircraft in western Iraq on Thursday.
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The group said in a statement it had shot down the KC-135 aircraft “in defence of our country’s sovereignty and airspace”.
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