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American troop killed in Northern Iraq

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A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday "during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance" in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.

The unexploded ordnance was from a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone," Central Command said in a statement © Mena Today

The unexploded ordnance was from a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone," Central Command said in a statement © Mena Today

A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday "during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance" in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.

The unexploded ordnance was from a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone," Central Command said in a statement released Sunday.

Reporting by Christian Martinez

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