US Military Helicopter Crashes in Iraq: US Officials

US Military Helicopter Crashes in Iraq: US Officials
A file photograph of a U.S. military HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter flying over Townsville, Australia, July 1, 2016 .Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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RAMADI, Iraq—A U.S. military helicopter crashed in western Iraq with seven people on board, U.S. officials said late on Thursday.

Two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity and citing initial reports, said the aircraft was a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and it crashed near al-Qaim, a town in Anbar province close to the Syrian border.