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US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Giyerte(m): 7:22pm On Jul 22, 2015
The Pentagon has confirmed that it has
lost a $21-million drone in an Iraqi
desert after photos of the crashed UAV
surfaced on social media.
The MC-1Q Gray Eagle drone crashed
near the government-controlled city of
Samawah in southern Iraq on July 16,
Defense Department spokesman Army
Major Roger Cabiness said in a
statement.
The unmanned aircraft was returning
from a surveillance mission when
“technical complications" caused a loss
of communication, he added. " There were no weapons on board the
aircraft. We are working with Iraqi
authorities to recover the aircraft, "
Cabiness is cited as saying by the Hill.
The crash appears to have caused
some excitement at the scene. Locals
rushed to the site and Iraqi activist
Steven Nabil even posted several selfies
with the drone.
The UAV, valued between $21-31
million, was found by a shepherd,
according to General Yahya Al-Zubaidi,
spokesman for the Joint Operation
Command.
"I talked to US advisers and they
confirmed that they lost a drone two
weeks ago. The shepherd called the police
and a unit from the Samawa Police
Directorate arrived at the location and
they took it to the Al-Mamlaha police
station,” Al-Zubaidi said, as cited by NBC
News. Intelligence-gathering and armed drones
have been deployed by the US in Iraq
and Syria in order to participate in the
US-led air strikes against the Islamic
State.
It’s the third drone the Pentagon has
lost in recent in months as technical
problems caused the crash of a military
UAV in Iraq in May, while another was
shot down in Syria in March.
https://www.rt.com/news/310469-us-drone-crash-iraq/

Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Nobody: 7:23pm On Jul 22, 2015
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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Giyerte(m): 7:23pm On Jul 22, 2015
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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Obijulius: 7:25pm On Jul 22, 2015
Buhari will but this one and some funny people will start hailing him.

What a joke.

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Feranchek(m): 7:25pm On Jul 22, 2015
Taking advantage of the moment

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Giyerte(m): 7:30pm On Jul 22, 2015
Feranchek:
Taking advantage of the moment
Abi na
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Emmatdayo(m): 7:35pm On Jul 22, 2015
If na 9ja,dat drone go dun miss

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Giyerte(m): 7:41pm On Jul 22, 2015
Emmatdayo:
If na 9ja,dat drone go dun miss

Your comment is making me lolling
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Emmatdayo(m): 7:44pm On Jul 22, 2015
Giyerte:


Your comment is making me lolling
undecided
Giyerte:


Your comment is making me lolling
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Emmatdayo(m): 7:47pm On Jul 22, 2015
undecided
Giyerte:


Your comment is making me lolling
undecided
Giyerte:


Your comment is making me lolling
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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Nobody: 8:20pm On Jul 22, 2015
gone are those days when NL users post comment upon seeing a post now they just 'spread their mat'

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by sanandreas(m): 9:20pm On Jul 22, 2015
Money spent on military hard wares is a waste. Spend money on human lives. The world would be a better place.

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by ednut1(m): 10:16pm On Jul 22, 2015
America has to keep engineering wars , so that tax payers money cant be spent of weapons and ammunitions. the companies producing these things have friends in govt. if saddam and ghadaffi were still alive who born ISIS to rise. in Russian voice Blowdy Amerikanz

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Nobody: 11:08pm On Jul 22, 2015
PEOPLE there may think it CASH LANDED.. but I Don't think so..

I still think it is still doing its SURVELLIANCE mission while there.
...... MAY be a NEW strategy..
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by xmich(m): 11:27pm On Jul 22, 2015
Pls what is that thing for
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Nobody: 11:37pm On Jul 22, 2015
Giyerte:


Your comment is making me lolling
meaning of lolling? undecided
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Nobody: 11:43pm On Jul 22, 2015
Obijulius:
Buhari will but this one and some funny people will start hailing him.

What a joke.

Some of you can be so stuupid. What has this got to do with Buhari ?

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by lonelydora: 4:06am On Jul 23, 2015
They should be careful with that stuff. It may still be active there.
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by efilefun(m): 4:14am On Jul 23, 2015
Obijulius:
Buhari will but this one and some funny people will start hailing him.

What a joke.
Why not talk about the one dansuki bought for billions of naira that crashed same day it was been tested or the helicopters he bought that crashed mid way and killed the pilots If u don't have something meaningful to say you have a lot of emojis up there to hide your ignorance

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Dollyak(f): 4:18am On Jul 23, 2015
Wow. Really rare to see a UAV crashing.
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by imsuboi(m): 4:50am On Jul 23, 2015
That is a large _ass drone shocked
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by thunderrider: 5:01am On Jul 23, 2015
The pictures above seems to be of two different drones

Or am I the only one seeing this

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by tdayof(m): 5:52am On Jul 23, 2015
Emmatdayo:
If na 9ja,dat drone go dun miss
Nigeria has..
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by iamrealdeji(m): 6:16am On Jul 23, 2015
Emmatdayo:
If na 9ja,dat drone go dun miss
boys don sell the part finish
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by BCISLTD: 6:16am On Jul 23, 2015
Spying as usual
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by Uzoudonma: 6:18am On Jul 23, 2015
They should sell it to me now... Please... Uzoudonma@yahoo.com
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by iamrealdeji(m): 6:19am On Jul 23, 2015
givan:
gone are those days when NL users post comment upon seeing a post now they just 'spread their mat'
Naiija ppl dey wise everyday
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by iamrealdeji(m): 6:20am On Jul 23, 2015
Obijulius:
Buhari will but this one and some funny people will start hailing him.

What a joke.
heey,some people dey dream about Buhari too much,think about Buhari in the daylight. What has Buhari got to do with this?
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by omowolewa: 7:12am On Jul 23, 2015
Reverse Engineering!

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Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by lekkie073(m): 8:19am On Jul 23, 2015
thunderrider:
The pictures above seems to be of two different drones

Or am I the only one seeing this
yes u r the only one DAT is not seeing properly cool shocked
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by diskindaridi: 10:30am On Jul 23, 2015
Obijulius:
Buhari will but this one and some funny people will start hailing him.

What a joke.

Why wait to laugh at buhari when you've "but" it already?
Re: US Drone Crashes In Iraq Desert, Locals Pose For Selfies (PHOTOS, by diskindaridi: 10:31am On Jul 23, 2015
omowolewa:
Reverse Engineering!

That's what I'm talking about #GoodThinking

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