Xung đột · Iraq drone strike · Kho lưu trữPentagon Identifies Sgt. Michael Swinton Killed by Iranian Drone Detonation in IraqĐã viết lúc 21:22 UTC 7 tháng 9, 2026XemBản chép lời0:00The Pentagon has identified the US0:02soldier killed in Iraq over the weekend0:04during the controlled explosion of a0:05downed Iranian drone. He is Sergeant0:07Michael Swinton, 30 years old, of0:09Fayetteville, North Carolina. Swinton0:11died July 18th at Erbil Airbase while0:14overseeing the controlled detonation of0:15a recovered Iranian one-way attack0:17drone. Erbil Airbase sits in the0:19Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, where0:21US forces have been stationed as part of0:23the campaign against ISIS. The base has0:25increasingly faced drone threats from0:27Iranian-backed militias as regional0:29tensions have escalated. A second0:31service member was wounded with minor0:32injuries in the same incident. Swinton0:34was assigned to the second battalion,0:3655th Air Defense Artillery Regiment,0:39108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade,0:4232nd Army Air and Missile Defense0:44Command, based out of Fort Bragg, North0:46Carolina. He enlisted in 2017 as an Air0:49Defense Early Warning System Operator.0:51The Army will posthumously promote0:53Swinton to Staff Sergeant. He will0:55receive the Bronze Star, the Purple0:57Heart, and the Combat Action Badge. He0:59leaves behind a wife and a young1:00daughter. His death brings US service1:02member fatalities in the Iran conflict1:04to at least 17.1:06The circumstances surrounding the drone1:07detonation remain under investigation by1:09military authorities.Đọc bài viếtDòng thời gian câu chuyệnHeyDexVideo ngắn ↗
