Pentagon: 7 killed in U.S. helicopter crash in Iraq

All seven service members aboard a U.S. helicopter were killed when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said Friday.

The crash did not appear to be the result of enemy activity, it added. A Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity said there were seven service members aboard the aircraft.

The HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter —a type of Black Hawk — went down near the town of Qaim in Anbar Province at approximately 2:45 p.m. ET.

It was not on a combat mission when it crashed, CNN reported. 

An accompanying U.S. helicopter reported the incident and Iraqi security forces and members of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq secured the scene, said the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga said the service members' names would be released after their relatives have been informed. 

"This tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women face every day in service of our nations. We are thinking of the loved ones of these service members today," Braga said in a statement.

President Trump offered condolences Friday to the families of those who died. "Their sacrifice in service to our country will never be forgotten, the president tweeted.