The United States military has announced the death of a third American solder in recent days, saying he was killed in northern Iraq “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” from a downed Iranian drone.
In a statement on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the soldier died on July 18 and that a second service member suffered mild injuries during the detonation.
It did not identify the victims.
The death on Saturday brought the number of US service members killed since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran to 17. The war began on February 28.
Two other US service members were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday, while a third went missing. CENTCOM said on Sunday that unidentified remains have been found at the location and an examination process was under way to identify them.
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