Two American troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission—a deadly reminder of the terror group's ongoing presence there.
March 9, 2020, 4:40 PMTwo American troops were killed inon Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group's ongoing presence there, officials announced Monday.
According to the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, the two service members were"killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold in a mountainous area of north central Iraq."The names of the service members who were killed are being withheld by the Defense Department pending next of kin notification.
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pulls security during a base defense exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2020. A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pulls security during a base defense exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2020.In late December, an Americanin a rocket attack targeting a military base in northern Iraq. The Pentagon later identified an Iranian-backed militia group, Kata'ib Hizbollah, as responsible for the attack.
Marine Raider Gunnery Sergeant Scott Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos, Colorado, was killed last August while advising Iraqi Security Forces on a planned mission in northern Ninevah province.
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