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Pentagon identifies six US soldiers killed in Iraq plane crash

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The United States military confirmed the identities of all six American service members who died when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed near Baghdad International Airport early Wednesday night after being struck downwind and caught fire upon impact with an embankment in Iraq's Diyala province, according to Pentagon officials speaking at 6 p.m. local time on March 7th (March 8 GMT).

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    The Pentagon has confirmed the identities of six U.S. military personnel killed in a plane crash over Iraq.
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    All victims were American soldiers who lost their lives during an aircraft accident on March 14th near Baghdad, according to official reports from multiple news outlets.
Mar 15, 08:42 The Pentagon identified the six US soldiers killed in a crash over Iraq.
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