Iraq helicopter crash kills eight

An Iraqi air force helicopter missing in northern Iraq has been found crashed in northern Iraq, the US military said today.

An Iraqi air force helicopter missing in northern Iraq has been found crashed in northern Iraq, the US military said today.

All eight on board, including one US service member, were killed, the military said, adding that the cause of the crash was being investigated.

Iraqi officials earlier said the Mi-17 aircraft had gone missing in a dust storm.

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