The group was in contact with Meckfessel in Sulaimaniya until about 1:30 p.m.

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Earlier, the U.S. military said coalition forces reported that an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter made a hard landing about 6:20 p.m. local time after it came into contact with wires.

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After a few months without regular social contact, however, his experience proved no different from that of the P.

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