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U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after Trump says Iran shot down Apache helicopter
Apache helicopter front view (3 yrs ago) An An armed Iranian Shahed drone struck the U.S. Apache helicopter that went down in the sea off the coast of Oman Monday, two sources familiar with the incident told CBS News on Tuesday.(8 June)

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after Trump says Iran shot down Apache helicopter

U.S. Central Command earlier reported that the helicopter was on patrol when it was struck by the drone.The two pilots aboard were safely rescued within about two hours of the strike, U.S. Central Command said. Shahed drones are Iranian made and have been used frequently for Iranian attacks since the war with the U.S. and Israel began. Iran has also supplied Shahed drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

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