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| Date: | Sunday 16 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Baykar Bayraktar Akinci |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sofian, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 March 2025, a Turkish Air Force Akıncı high altitude long endurance UCAV crashed under unknown circumstances in the vicinity of Sofian in Sulaymaniyah Governorate.
The drone was possibly shot down by local Kurdish forces.
Sources:
https://www.milligazete.com.tr/haber/24143018/son-dakikaakinci-iha-irakin-kuzeyinde-dustu
https://x.com/guiltyjdam/status/1901385350922051631
https://x.com/BarracudaVol1/status/1901345802103967808
https://x.com/Roberto05246129/status/1901684898798215359
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2025 07:21 | Nebo | Added |
| 17-Mar-2025 19:32 | plcedi | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2025 11:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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