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A pylon missile carrier—likely belonging to an Israeli F-15—was either damaged or shot down on March 1 over southwestern Iran.
According to the source in Iran, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired by a unit of the Iranian Air Defense Force (IRIADF). The pilot either managed to return his damaged aircraft to Israel with difficulty, or ejected "somewhere between Basra and Najaf." (The resulting combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission reportedly led to an armed clash in which one Iraqi soldier was killed.)
As is often the case, none of this is "official." As indicated by the watermarks, both still images were published by Tasnim News Agency, which serves as the semi-official mouthpiece of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to the source in Iran, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired by a unit of the Iranian Air Defense Force (IRIADF). The pilot either managed to return his damaged aircraft to Israel with difficulty, or ejected "somewhere between Basra and Najaf." (The resulting combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission reportedly led to an armed clash in which one Iraqi soldier was killed.)
As is often the case, none of this is "official." As indicated by the watermarks, both still images were published by Tasnim News Agency, which serves as the semi-official mouthpiece of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).






