US service member killed in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command says

FILE PHOTO: Army Spc. Max Boatner operates a C100 drone during a field demonstration as part of Agile Spirit, a multinational training exercise, at Norio Training Area, Georgia, Aug. 2, 2025. (Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Brittany Conley/DOW)


July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday "during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance" in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.

The unexploded ordnance was from a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone," Central Command said in a statement released Sunday.