According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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The crash was one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years. The country has a history of fatal military aircraft crashes.

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An incident at a British air base may demonstrate a new era of low-intensity conflict.

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