Defense

US service member dies in Iraq

A U.S. service member died on Saturday following an explosion outside of Mosul in northern Iraq, the U.S.-led military coalition said.

According to the military, the service member died from wounds that were sustained during the explosion. 

A statement from Operation Inherent Resolve did not provide any further details.
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Mosul has long been the epicenter of intense military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
 
Two other U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan this week. The two Army Rangers were killed during an operation with Afghan defense and security forces against ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) targets in the Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan.