Photos posted on Jul. 21 on Twitter show a crashed (largely intact) MQ-1C Gray Eagle with U.S. Army markings.
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is known to operate 12 Gray Eagles (along with a fleet of smaller RQ-11B Raven and RQ-7 Shadow RPAS, that are used for ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) task in support to Special Ops.
Source: Twitter
So are you implying that this aircraft was being flown by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment?
There are other Army units and GOCO (Government Owner Contractor Operated), COCO )(Contractor Owned Contractor Operated) that fly in Iraq. This is not the tail number of a 160th aircraft. The editor has made a false claim
Hmm how about Company F, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf., Div., Gray Eagle’ prepares for Operation Inherent Resolve
http://www.riley.army.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/98/Article/562415/gray-eagle-prepares-for-operation-inherent-resolve.aspx