Shafaq News- Baghdad

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), a coalition of Iran-aligned armed groups, said on Friday that its fighters targeted a second US KC-135 aircraft in western Iraq within the past 24 hours.

In a statement, the group noted the aircraft was struck with “appropriate weapons,” forcing the crew to escape and carry out an emergency landing at an undisclosed airport.

The statement did not identify the location of the incident or clarify the extent of the reported damage.

IRI also claimed 31 additional operations during the same period using drones and missiles against what it described as “occupation [US] bases” in Iraq and elsewhere in the region.