Urgent: ISIS claims dropping Iraqi reconnaissance plane in Hawija
Images of the plane according to ISIS sites
(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – An informed military source in the province of Kirkuk announced on Wednesday, that a reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the Iraqi Air Force crashed in the vicinity of Hawija west of the province due to a technical failure, while pointed out that the plane crew is missing.
The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “We lost Cessna 208 Caravan plane belonging to Iraqi Air Force while it was on a reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the skies of Hawija west of Kirkuk,” noting that, “A technical failure led to the crash, and we are searching for the three crew members.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “ISIS published a number of tweets stating that a detachment belonging to ISIS managed to drop the US-made aircraft, after being shot by caliber 57 cannon shells in the skies of Hawija southwest of Kirkuk.”