Conflict · ArchiefThird US Service Member Killed in Iraq; Remains Found in Jordan as Iran War Death Toll Hits 17Geschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00We begin with breaking developments in0:01the US Iran conflict. US Central Command0:04has confirmed that a third American0:05service member was killed in northern0:07Iraq and the remains of the missing0:09soldier from the Jordan attack have been0:10recovered. The death toll for US forces0:12now stands at at least 17. The latest0:15casualty occurred on July 18th during a0:17controlled detonation of a downed0:19Iranian one-way attack drone in the0:20Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The0:22explosion killed one service member0:24highlighting the ongoing danger posed by0:26Iranian weapons left on the battlefield.0:28Meanwhile, at Muwaffaq Salti airbase in0:30Jordan, search teams recovered0:32unidentified human remains believed to0:34be the US service member declared0:36missing after the July 17th Iranian0:38missile attack on the base. Two troops0:40were killed in that attack and one was0:41listed as missing. This brings the total0:44number of US service members killed in0:45the Iran war to at least 17. Prior to0:47this week's events, 13 had already been0:49lost. The July 17th attack on Jordan0:52killed two and left one missing now0:53accounted for.0:54And yesterday's drone disposal operation0:56in Iraq claimed another. On top of these0:58casualties, Iran launched additional1:00missiles toward Jordan, which were1:02successfully intercepted. But the most1:04significant development may be the1:06collapse of peace agreement efforts with1:08diplomatic channels now at a standstill.1:10US Central Command announced both1:12developments on July 19th. With no peace1:14deal in sight and American casualties1:16mounting, the conflict shows no signs of1:19de-escalation as the death toll1:20continues to rise.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
