BAGHDAD: The US-led anti-jihadist coalition said on Monday one of its members was killed in an apparently accidental aircraft crash in Iraq which left several others wounded.

A statement said “there are no indications the crash was caused by hostile fire”, adding that an investigation is underway.

“One coalition service member was killed and several injured when their aircraft crashed” in Iraq on Sunday, the statement said.

It did not give the location of the crash or identify any of the casualties but said that three coalition members were “evacuated for further treatment”, suggesting they were in serious condition.

The crash happened as the aircraft “was conducting a partnered counter-terrorism mission,” the statement said.

“The deceased service member’s name and further details pertaining to the incident will be released by the pertinent national authorities,” it added.

The United States leads an international coalition that has targeted the militant Islamic State group and other jihadists in Iraq and neighbouring Syria since 2014.

Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2018