Iraq Denies F-16 Crash During National Sovereignty Day Celebrations

Iraq’s Defence Ministry has denied reports that an Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during celebrations marking National Sovereignty Day.

The ministry’s denial followed claims circulating on social media pages and websites that an aircraft had gone down because of a technical fault.

The reports linked the alleged incident to the national celebrations. The ministry rejected the claim that an Iraqi F-16 had crashed.

The information provided did not include further details about the aircraft’s activities during the event or the origin of the circulating claims.