Service Member With the US-Led Coalition Killed in Iraq
A roadside bomb blast killed a military member of the US-led coalition in Iraq fighting the Islamic State group, the US military said Monday.
The two-paragraph announcement, which did not state the victim's nationality, said "the service member was killed and another wounded when an IED [improvised explosive device] struck their vehicle Oct.1 in Iraq."
The names "and circumstances surrounding the incident are being held pending notification of next of kin," and will be released "at the discretion of the pertinent national authorities," the statement read.
Nations that participate in Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led effort to defeat the Islamic State group, include the United States, Canada, and several NATO countries.
Source: Agence France Presse
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