Islamic State group downs another Iraqi helicopter

By Qassim AbdulZahra

Published October 8, 2014 7:51pm ET

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Islamic State group downs another Iraqi helicopter — BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants with the Islamic State group on Wednesday shot down an Iraqi military attack helicopter, killing the two pilots on board in the second such incident in a week and raising concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led airstrikes. According to two Iraqi officials, the militants used a […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants with the Islamic State group on Wednesday shot down an Iraqi military attack helicopter, killing the two pilots on board in the second such incident in a week and raising concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led airstrikes.

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