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Iraqi military aircraft crash-lands near Al-Jalsiya

PM:01:42:22/11/2022

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SULAIMANI— An Iraqi Army helicopter has crash-landed near Al-Jalsiya in Saladin province due to an engine fault, Iraq’s Ministry of Defence has said.

The ministry said two officers have been wounded in the crash; they have been transferred to Samarra hospital to receive treatment.

According to NRT figures, 41 people have died in plane crashes in Iraq since 2000.

Today’s crash coincides with the 19th anniversary of an aircraft crash involving three passengers in Baghdad; the crash on November 22, 2003 did not lead to any casualties.

(NRT Digital Media)