IRAQ — The Islamic State’s media wing, the A’maq Agency, claims that militants have downed a U.S. warplane.
“The crew of the US warplane that was shot down by Islamic State fighters near Ayn Asad Airbase is dead,” the statement said.
No photos or videos of the alleged incident have surfaced.
These claims are false according to the U.S. Central Command: “There is no truth to reports of ISIL downing a US aircraft near Anbar. All US & Coalition aircraft accounted for at this time.”
There is no truth to reports of ISIL downing a US aircraft near Anbar. All US & Coalition aircraft accounted for at this time @CJTFOIR
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 25, 2016
Ayn al-Asad Airbase is an Iraqi Armed Forces and United States armed forces base, located in the largely Sunni western Province of Iraq Al Anbar.
It was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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