{"id":68141,"date":"2026-03-02T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/3-american-f-15-jets-mistakenly-shot-down-by-kuwait-but-all-crew-safe-u-s-military-says\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:10:21","slug":"3-american-f-15-jets-mistakenly-shot-down-by-kuwait-but-all-crew-safe-u-s-military-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/3-american-f-15-jets-mistakenly-shot-down-by-kuwait-but-all-crew-safe-u-s-military-says\/","title":{"rendered":"3 American F-15 jets &#8220;mistakenly shot down&#8221; by Kuwait but all crew safe, U.S. military says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Three American F-15 fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait in a &#8220;friendly fire incident,&#8221; the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/MEDIA\/PRESS-RELEASES\/Press-Release-View\/Article\/4418568\/three-us-f-15s-involved-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-kuwait-pilots-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> U.S. military said <\/a>Monday, but there were no casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force fighter jets were &#8220;mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses,&#8221; CENTCOM said in a statement, adding that &#8220;all six aircrew ejected safely, have been safely recovered, and are in stable condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The jets were flying in support of Operation Epic Fury and crashed in Kuwait amid attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones that the U.S. and its regional allies have been racing to intercept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM said the Kuwaitis acknowledged this incident and that it was grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in the ongoing operation.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait&#8217;s defense ministry\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KuwaitArmyGHQ\/status\/2028374052260245633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said earlier on social media<\/a>\u00a0that several U.S. warplanes had crashed in Kuwait. A ministry spokesperson said authorities launched search and rescue operations and evacuated the crews to hospitals, adding that they were in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>The jets were downed on the third day of the Iran war \u2014 a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/us-iran-war-israel-supreme-leader-khamenei-funeral-day-2\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">joint U.S.-Israeli military operation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that Israel has dubbed Roaring Lion and the U.S. is calling Operation Epic Fury. Iran has retaliated with missile attacks directed at Israel and Arab neighbors in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said Monday that four American service members <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-military-operation-american-service-members-killed-centcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">have been killed<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the conflict. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it happened when an incoming munition hit a tactical operations center in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian Red Crescent says 555 people have been killed in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said Sunday the joint military operation will continue &#8220;until all of our objectives are achieved,&#8221; which could be up to four weeks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/brian-dakss\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brian  Dakss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper recirc\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">The Standoff with Iran<br \/>\n        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