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DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. April 6, 2017, 6:35 PM (IDT)
Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Mosul shot down one of the Iraqi military's Russian-made Mi24 attack helicopters on Thursday afternoon. The two pilots were killed.
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