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Four US soldiers killed after refueling tanker collides with second aircraft in west Iraq

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A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft takes off from a base in the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025 in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for a terror attack. (photo credit: US Air Force Photo/Handout via REUTERS)
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, ​an ​umbrella group of ⁠Iran-backed ​armed factions, claimed responsibility for downing the US military aircraft, Reuters reported.