No one was killed or seriously injured when multiple U.S. military aircraft crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning, authorities there said.
Kuwait’s army confirmed that the crews from several U.S. aircraft were quickly rescued and evacuated to hospitals in stable condition.
U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to questions about the type of aircraft or the circumstances of the crashes.
Social media videos posted early Monday appeared to show a pilot ejecting from an F-15 over Kuwait after taking fire.
Kuwait continues to experience sustained attacks as the region entered day three of Operation Epic Fury. Iran over the weekend struck a base housing American troops in Kuwait that killed three U.S. Army soldiers, according to reporting from NBC and The Washington Post. The Pentagon has not provided further details about the circumstances of their deaths.
The U.S. has historically deployed troops to multiple locations in Kuwait, including Camp Arifjan, Camp Buehring and Ali Al-Salem Air Base, which was targeted by ballistic missiles on Saturday, according to Kuwait’s military.
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait on Monday said there is a continuing threat of missile and drone attacks and warned the public not to come to the embassy. U.S. personnel there are sheltering in place and the embassy advised all U.S. citizens in Kuwait to do the same.