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
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