ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309280
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 2023 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS350 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chamanke sub district, Duhok, Kurdistan Region -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| al-Sulaymaniyah city | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An accident involving a helicopter with nine fatalities is reported in the city of Duhok, Iraq. The helicopter crashed in bad weather conditions. In later reports it was stated that two helicopters had crashed.
Sources:
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/30944-Turkish-helicopter-crashes-in-an-oil-field-near-Dohuk
https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/150320233
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/pkk-terrorists-among-those-on-board-crashed-helicopter-iraq-s-kurdish-regional-government/2847119
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/30952-SDF-confirms-nine-fighters-killed-in-Duhok%E2%80%99s-helicopter-crash
https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/800075
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