The Air Force claims that an “incident” brought the aircraft down. However, the Iraqi resistance says it shot the aircraft down using an Iranian P-358 loitering surface-to-air missile. According to CBS News, six soldiers are missing

Ss: The Air Force claims that the aircraft did not crash due to hostile or friendly fire, but because of an “incident.” Two tankers were targeted—one managed to make an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, and the other crashed with six souls on board.

The aircraft crashed in the desert area between Jordan and Iraq. Both sides—the U.S. and Iraqi forces—are searching for the crashed aircraft.

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2026/03/12/us-air-force-kc-135-goes-down-in-iraq-centcom-says/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-military-plane-crashes-in-iraq-as-status-of-crew-is-unknown-officials-said/