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Pentagon confirms six crew dead in Iraq tanker crash

A US KC 135 refueling tanker supporting operations over Iraq crashed during the Iran campaign, killing six American service members and prompting an urgent Pentagon investigation as the war's casualty toll rises and operational risks mount

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"It will end when I feel it in my bones" — President Donald Trump

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