A high-stakes rescue mission is currently underway in the Iraqi desert following the sudden loss of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker. The massive refuelling aircraft went down in western Iraq during a mission for Operation Epic Fury, leaving the fate of those on board unknown as search teams race to the site.
With the region already on edge due to ongoing conflict, the mysterious circumstances surrounding the crash have sparked urgent questions about what caused one of the military's most vital assets to drop from the sky.
