Conflict & Security
US says service member died detonating unexploded drone ordnance in northern Iraq
A US service member died Saturday during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq, the US military said Sunday. The death brought the confirmed number of American military fatalities to 17 since the United States and Israel launched the war with strikes on Iranian targets on February 28. US Central Command also said Sunday that two US service members were killed Friday in Jordan and that unidentified remains had been found at the location.
Update
The controlled detonation involved unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
The service member died on Saturday, according to the US military.
The death brought the confirmed number of American military fatalities to 17 since the United States and Israel launched the war with strikes on Iranian targets on February 28.
US Central Command said two US service members were killed on Friday in Jordan.
US Central Command said unidentified remains had been found at the location in Jordan.
Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 19:42:22 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The service member was not named in the source item.
The exact location in northern Iraq was not provided.
The source item did not identify the remains found in Jordan.
Source
AFP news report published on .