ANKARA, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkey plans to deploy six F-16 fighter jets to northern Cyprus on Monday to bolster the defences of the Turkish community there, broadcaster NTV said, citing a civil aviation official from the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Three US fighter jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday due to an “apparent friendly fire incident,” the US military said in a statement.

Two Russian TU-142 military aircraft were tracked near Alaska and Canada.

CENTCOM had to edit a self-described fact-check post from denying a "fighter jet crash" to acknowleding that one was "shot down" in the war being waged on Iran

Türkiye on Monday deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to northern Cyprus to boost the security of the Turkish community there amid the war in Iran, the defense ministry said, adding that Ankara would take additional measures if needed.

The move comes after Spain abandoned plans to buy dozens of the fighter jets.

In its decades of service, this U.S. fighter jet has never lost, and yet three were just shot down. Details are still murky, but here's what we know so far.

The F-35, which is flown by many countries, had previously only logged missile and drone interceptions until now.

Analysis suggests one of three F-15Es shot down on the war's second day came from RAF Lakenheath.

Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, has said that the election for the next leader has been held after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei