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Demixs

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12. Update. It was three F-15, not one

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Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:11 AM

23 hrs ago

Initially only one had been specified as F-15 but now Reuter reports:
“ Kuwait's air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwait-intercepts-hostile-drones-third-day-iran-retaliatory-strikes-2026-03-02/

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Update. It was three F-15, not one Demixs 23 hrs ago #12

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