2007 Balad Aircraft Crash - Reaction From The Islamic Army in Iraq

Reaction From The Islamic Army in Iraq

See also: Islamic Army in Iraq

The day after the accident, the insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq, using a web site known by authorities to be used by the group, claimed that they shot the plane down. The statement said that their members had "opened fire on a plane trying to land at an American base near Balad from different directions, using medium-range weapons... With the help of God, they were able to shoot it down."

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