Three US warplanes shot down by Kuwait in friendly fire incident

Three US warplanes were shot down over Kuwait in what the US military command, CENTCOM, described as a friendly fire incident. The aircraft, reported to be F-15s, were hit by Kuwaiti air defenses. All crew members survived and were able to bail out safely.

Kuwaiti authorities confirmed the incident, stating their air defenses engaged the aircraft. CENTCOM's statement clarified the event was a case of mistaken identity, not a hostile attack. Videos of the incident circulated online, showing the aircraft being hit.

The incident occurred amid separate, unrelated reports of strikes in Iran. The focus of these headlines is solely on the accidental shootdown over Kuwait, with no operational link between the two events reported in this cluster.