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How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded

BBC News·BBC News·about 2 months ago
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Reuters Parts of an aircraft, which Iran claims was destroyed in the US rescue mission, were shown on Iranian state TV The US military has rescued a missing crew member in a dramatic mission after his fighter jet was shot down in a remote part of Iran. The exact circumstances remain unclear, but the operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex. Dozens of special forces, as well as US warplanes and helicopters, were involved in the plan, along with the CIA, US media reported. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump said on social media: "We have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member/Officer, from deep inside the mountains of Iran." But the airman's ordeal began on Friday with reports that an F-15 jet, which was carrying a weapons systems officer and a pilot, had been shot down over southern Iran. The incident was the first in which a US fighter jet was shot down by enemy fire in more than 20 years.…

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