KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In the past hour, we had brought you a developing story that we received word of that Iraq is claiming to have hit a coalition aircraft over southern Iraq. This came from the Iraqi news agency. There was not a comment, immediate comment, from the Pentagon. But we understand now there is. We go to the Pentagon and CNN's Kathleen Koch standing by with that -- Kathleen.</s>KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kyra, I just got off the phone with spokesman Brad Lowell, Major Brad Lowell with the U.S. central command in Tampa, Florida. And at this point, they say that they have no information whatsoever to report that claim by Iraq. Major Lowell saying that all of our aircraft are accounted for. Now, Kyra, this does not mean that the Iraqis did not shoot down something over Iraq. It is possible that it could have been a British aircraft, could have been a British unmanned aerial vehicle or a spy drone, could have also been perhaps a CIA spy drone. One of those was shot down over Afghanistan before the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan ever began. So at this point though, the Pentagon is reporting all clear, all U.S. aircraft are safe and accounted for. A couple of spy drones, U.S. military spy drones, have been lost over Iraq since September 11. One on them, as a matter of fact, on September 11, the other on October 10. And in both cases, the U.S. military said they were either shot down or simply crashed. But, nothing at this point -- back to you.</s>PHILLIPS: All right. Kathleen Koch live from the Pentagon. Thank you so much.</s>KOCH: You're welcome.</s>PHILLIPS: We will continue to follow those reports also.
U.S. Officials Deny Plane Shot Down by Iraq