The crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.

A U.S. military ⁠refueling ⁠aircraft crashed in western Iraq ⁠on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved ​another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.

The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace,” and that the other plane landed safely.