US helicopter goes down in Iraq

The US Marine Corps have said an AH-1 Cobra helicopter has gone down in Iraq’s Anbar province and two crew members are missing.

Hostile fire is not being suspected as the cause of the crash, the military said.

The helicopter was on a maintenance test flight on Saturday when it went down and search and rescue efforts are ongoing for the missing crew members, the statement added.

“We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Bryan Salas, a marine spokesman.

The statement added that “the incident does not appear to be a result of enemy action”.

AP