AFP has reported that an Mi-17 Iraqi helicopter en route from Basra to the city of Kut crashed on Tuesday south of Baghdad.
Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told AFP that a “technical problem” caused the crash that killed nine people, including two officers.
The crash occurred in an area east of the city, according to a Kut police captain.
This is not the first incident as Iraq has lost many helicopters in recent years to accidents and ground fire.
Militants shot down a Bell 407 north of Baghdad, killing two in October 2014. Five days later, another helicopter was shot down in the same area.
After delivering humanitarian aid to the Daesh-controlled Mt. Sinjara area in August 2014, an overloaded helicopter crashedkilling a pilot and Iraqi MP.
Before the Daesh offensive in June 2014, a military helicopter crashed north of Baghdad, killing Lieutenant General Hassan Karim Khudayr.
Another Mi-17 fell victim to a sandstorm in July 2010, killing five, AFP reports.
