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A U.S. service member was killed Saturday during an operation involving explosive remnants from a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday.

A second U.S. service member was also wounded in the incident, officials said.

The announcement came as CENTCOM confirmed unidentified remains were found Sunday during the search for a U.S. service member reported missing in Jordan following a separate Iranian attack on Friday.

According to officials, the incident in Iraq happened after U.S. forces recovered a downed Iranian drone and began handling the explosive material left behind.

"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," CENTCOM wrote in a post on X.

The military did not immediately release further details about the incident, but said the other service member injured in the operation is receiving medical treatment.

In Jordan, officials said the unidentified remains recovered Sunday will also undergo an examination to determine their identity.

"After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today," CENTCOM said. "An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing."

Friday's Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan killed two U.S. service members, CENTCOM previously said.

[Four American service members were also medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals, officials said. They have since been discharged.

"CENTCOM is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen warriors, out of respect for the families during the notification process," the agency said.

Razzness:
This is sad. The children of these soldiers will now grow up fatherless all because Donald Trump decided, you know what, let's pick a fight with Iran, consequences be damned.

Axis313:
They said one US service man died, but be rest assured it is far more than that.

Pentagon identifies two US soldiers killed in Iranian strikes on Jordan airbase

Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, killed July 17

1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, killed July 18 pic.twitter.com/zpmQzhzLTV

— RT (@RT_com) July 20, 2026

Axis313:
They said one US service man died, but be rest assured it is far more than that.

mascot87:
Regardless, the terrorists Iranian regime will pay dearly for it. And you terrorists sympathiser will cry here on nairaland

psalmsjob:
If that is true then the damage in iran where there are no independent tv stations or free press would be worse than is being reported.

Make una dey use the little brain that you have left.

USA is a liberal country where every information is independently verified even the reason for trump to not use the airforce 1 is raised at a press conference before he even departed with another plane not to talk of a service man's death who has family and colleagues who are not threatened with death for speaking to the press.

mascot87:
Regardless, the terrorists Iranian regime will pay dearly for it. And you terrorists sympathiser will cry here on nairaland

psalmsjob:
If that is true then the damage in iran where there are no independent tv stations or free press would be worse than is being reported.

Make una dey use the little brain that you have left.

USA is a liberal country where every information is independently verified even the reason for trump to not use the airforce 1 is raised at a press conference before he even departed with another plane not to talk of a service man's death who has family and colleagues who are not threatened with death for speaking to the press.

mascot87:
Regardless, the terrorists Iranian regime will pay dearly for it. And you terrorists sympathiser will cry here on nairaland

Hanibbal:
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-service-member-killed-iraq-troops-recover-unidentified-remains-jordan-centcom

Axis313:
They said one US service man died, but be rest assured it is far more than that.

Axis313:
They said one US service man died, but be rest assured it is far more than that.

Axis313:
They said one US service man died, but be rest assured it is far more than that.

QuinQQ:
Mr man US is NOT set up like Nigeria where you can refuse to announce a hero that died in service of the country and nothing happens - his family and military mates will sue you and win millions!

Razzness:
This is sad. The children of these soldiers will now grow up fatherless all because Donald Trump decided, you know what, let's pick a fight with Iran, consequences be damned.