Three US fighter jets mistakenly shot down over Kuwait
All six crew members ejected safely in apparent ‘friendly fire’ as Kuwait launches investigation into incidentUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThree US fighter jets were mistakenly shot down over Kuwait early Monday in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, military officials said. All...
<p>All six crew members ejected safely in apparent ‘friendly fire’ as Kuwait launches investigation into incident</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/02/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-tehran-lebanon-beirut-hezbollah-dubai-latest-news">US-Israel war on Iran – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Three US fighter jets were mistakenly shot down over Kuwait early Monday in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, military officials said. All six crew members ejected safely.</p><p>According to <a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2028424933794087326">a statement</a> from US Central Command (Centcom), Kuwait’s air defences fired on the F-15 war planes during a combat mission on the third day of conflict following Saturday’s launch of US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/us-fighter-jets-kuwait">Continue reading...</a>
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