USAF flies B-52 bombers to the Middle East to launch 13 cruise missiles against military targets in Iraq under Operation Desert Strike, which is in response to Iraqi troops’ seizure of the city of Irbil, located in a zone protected by the US for Kurds in northern Iraq.
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was downed over Iran, and combat search and rescue efforts are underway, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
