Two U.S. "Black Hawk" Helicopters Hit by Iranian Mountain Dwellers
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, April 4 - The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated on the 4th that tribal personnel in the Iranian mountainous region hit two "Black Hawk" helicopters on the 3rd. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran expressed gratitude for this.
The statement said that tribal personnel from the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province and the Bakhtiari region acted independently, effectively striking the two "Black Hawk" helicopters in remote mountainous areas far from the deployment zones of the Iranian armed forces. The helicopters were attempting to rescue the pilot of a previously downed U.S. F-35 fighter jet at the time.
Iranian tribesmen hit two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters on April 3 while they were attempting to rescue a downed F-35 pilot in the mountainous regions of Kojour and Boyer-Ahmad Province. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps acknowledged the effective strike against the helicopters, which were operating far from Iranian military deployments.
- Two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were hit by Iranian tribesmen.
- The incident occurred on April 3.
- The helicopters were attempting to rescue a downed F-35 pilot.
- The attack took place in remote mountainous areas of Iran.
- The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps expressed gratitude for the action.