Kuwait
Three US F-15s shot down over Kuwait in friendly fire incident
Three US F-15 fighter jets crashed over Kuwait on Monday after they were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in a so-called friendly fire incident, the American military confirmed.
Kuwait's Fire Force said on Sunday that two of its officers were killed "while performing duties," according to a post on X.
Kuwait has been intercepting drones and missiles launched from Iran © KFS
Kuwait's Fire Force said on Sunday that two of its officers were killed "while performing duties," according to a post on X.
It did not provide details on the circumstances of their deaths, but Kuwait has been intercepting drones and missiles launched from Iran following U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic.
Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly
Three US F-15 fighter jets crashed over Kuwait on Monday after they were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in a so-called friendly fire incident, the American military confirmed.
Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety.
Saudi Arabia issued a sharp condemnation of Iran Saturday, denouncing what it called a "brutal aggression" against its Gulf neighbors, as the region descended into unprecedented chaos following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.
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