12 November 2017•Update: 13 November 2017
By Ali Jawad
BAGHDAD
An Iraqi attack helicopter crashed in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing seven people on board, according to Iraq’s Defense Ministry.
The M17 helicopter was on a training mission when it crashed in Al- area in Wasit province, the ministry said in a statement.
Army 1st Lt. Hakim al-Assadi said two pilots and five military personnel were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, but al-Assadi suggested that a technical failure might be behind the incident.
Last year, a military helicopter crashed in Wasit province, killing two people.
