US military confirms it shot down Iran UAV over Iraq

An update to this story. Of course the Mullahcracy is playing dumb. International Herald Tribune

BAGHDAD: The U.S. military confirmed on Monday that it shot down an Iranian remotely piloted aircraft over Iraqi territory, in what is believed to be the first incident of its type during the war.

"Coalition aircraft shot down an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) February 25, 2009, approximately 100 kilometers, 60 miles, northeast of Baghdad," said Col. James Hutton, spokesman for the U.S. military commander in Iraq.

Although that location would put the drone relatively close to the Iran-Iraq border, Colonel Hutton denied speculation that it had simply strayed across the border accidentally.

"This is not true," he said. "It was in Iraqi airspace and tracked one hour and 10 minutes before it was engaged." Colonel Hutton added that coalition jet fighters shot it down without causing any collateral damage.