Six more US troops killed in Iran war, in crash of refueling aircraft

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced Friday that six more American troops have died as a result of the war in Iran, bringing the total to 13 since the conflict began in late February.

U.S. Central Command wrote in an early-morning social media post that a “KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq” on Thursday and that four of the six crew members aboard had been confirmed dead, but posted later that no …

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