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US death toll rises to 13 after refueling plane crash

The US military death toll from Operation Epic Fury climbed after a refueling tanker went down over Iraq killing service members and raising the confirmed US fatalities to 13 amid an intensifying campaign against Iran

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13 - Confirmed US service members killed in the Iran conflict

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"Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today" — Donald Trump

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