URGENT: ISIS shoots down Iraqi helicopter, Iraqi Military denies
Iraqi helicopter crash. Representational photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – An Anbar police source disclosed on Wednesday that a pilot was killed and another injured by an ISIS attack on their helicopter south of Fallujah contrary to government claims that the helicopter crashed due to technical failures.
The source said in an interview with IraqiNews.com: “A helicopter belonging to the Iraqi Army crashed in the area of Albu Duaij in the Amiriya district south of Fallujah during a military operation by Iraqi Security Forces to cleanse a number of areas of ISIS positions.”
The source added that: “The helicopter crashed due to an ISIS attack, killing the pilot and injuring another,” noting that “the security forces evacuated the bodies of the two pilots.”
Noteworthy, joint forces are besieging ISIS positions in Fallujah and continuing efforts to liberate it from ISIS.