Kuwait downs three US jets in 'friendly fire' incident, crews survived, CENTCOM says

Three US military jets were shot down by Kuwaiti defences in an "apparent friendly fire" incident on Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, adding that all crew members were safely recovered.

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Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident, US Centcom says

Kuwait’s air defences mistakenly shot down three US F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran. All six crew members ejected from the aircraft safely were recovered and are in stable condition, Centcom said. “During active combat - that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the US Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot do...

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