Four of the six crew members aboard the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq in the early hours of Friday morning have been confirmed dead, Central Command officials have said.
Rescue efforts are continuing, and the circumstances of the incident are under investigation, the officials said, although the aircraft’s loss was not due to either hostile or friendly fire.
The identities of the service members are currently being withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin have been informed.
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