Helicopters downing in Kurdish region prompts confusion and blame
U S officials realized the downing mistake after 30 minutes as 15 Americans 5 Kurds and several allied officials from Turkey Britain and France were aboard. F-15C pilots identified the helicopters then fired missiles amid uncertain communications and pending next of kin notifications.
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Richard Ee
Pentagon
Washington Post
U.S
Turkey
Britain
France
State Department
Hoshyar Zebari
Kurdish Democratic Party
Washington
Salahuddin
Mulhern
Erbil
U.N
Zebari
Army
Richard Keller
U.S. European Command Center
Keller
U.S. Airborne Control and Warning System
AWACS
U.S. European Command
Germany
Safety breakdown baffling analysts in Iraq friendly fire incident
The downing of two U S helicopters by American jets over northern Iraq prompts review of failed safety measures. Investigators examine meeting lapses, identification friend or foe systems, continuous squawk signals, and visual recognition amid claims that external fuel pods on Black Hawks masked them as Iraqi Hind helicopters.
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Keller
Zebari
U.S
Iraq
Air Force
Scott Pilkington
Los Angeles Times
Ashington
Pentagon
United States
AWACS
Navy
Stark
U.N
James Winnefeld
Rand Corp
Richard Keller
U.S. European Command
Black Hawks
Army
South Korea Drops Demand for Envoy Exchange with North
Seoul says it will stop pressing Pyongyang to swap envoys as a precondition for talks and nuclear inspections. Unification Minister Lee Yung-duk cited North Korea's stance and urged Pyongyang to open all facilities to IAEA inspections to verify peaceful aims amid high tensions over alleged weapon development.
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South Korea
North
Seoul
North Korea
United States
Pyongyang
International Atomic Energy Agency
Unification
Lee Yung-duk
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