Kuwaitis Mistakenly Shoot Down 3 US Jets, Crews Survived

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense earlier said it was liaising with U.S. forces regarding the circumstances leading to Monday’s friendly fire incident.

Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fire flares over the Utah Test and Training Range, west of Salt Lake CIty, Utah, on July 3, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Codie Trimble/Handout via Reuters

The U.S. military says three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter planes were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti forces on Monday.

A statement by U.S. Central Command said, “At 11:03 p.m. ET, March 1, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury went down over Kuwait due to an apparent friendly fire incident.”