A U.S. service member died Thursday after being wounded by an explosive in northern Syria.
From The Hill
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement that the improvised explosive device detonated near Ayn Issa in Syria.
It is the first U.S. soldier to be killed in Syria in the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“The entire counter-ISIL Coalition sends our condolences to this hero’s family, friends and teammates,” Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. “On this Thanksgiving, please be thankful that there are service members willing to take up the fight to protect our homeland from ISIL’s hateful and brutal ideology.”
Centcom said it would release more information “as appropriate.”
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