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US shoots down Iranian drone over Iraq
The U.S. military in Baghdad confirmed Monday that an American fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone over Iraq last month.The drone was first detected flying into Iraqi airspace Feb. 25, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, the military said. Once pilots confirmed the drone did not belong to Coalition Forces, the pilots were directed to shoot it down. The drone was tracked in Iraqi airspace for more than an hour before the decision was made, the military said. Does the pilot get to paint a little, tiny Iranian flag on his fighter? An Iraqi official said the Iranian aircraft went down near the Iraqi border town of Mandali. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. Posted by: Frozen Al 2009-03-16 |
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