The US also announced that it carried out strikes on Iran on Sunday for the ninth consecutive night.
A US soldier has been killed in Iraq, bringing to 17 the number of American soldiers that have been confirmed killed in the war with Iran.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday night that “a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.”
It added that a “second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.”
PREMIUM TIMES reports that the announcement comes a day after CENTCOM announced the killing of two American soldiers in Iranian retaliatory strikes on a US facility in Jordan. It said a third soldier was missing.
However, in the Sunday statement, CENTCOM suggested that the remains of the missing soldier may have been found.
“Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing,” it said.
The US also announced that it carried out strikes on Iran on Sunday for the ninth consecutive night. Iran retaliated with strikes on US facilities in Kuwait.
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