US Casualties Mount
US Confirms 18 Service Members Dead, Remains Found in Jordan
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Remains were found at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan—the installation that hosts U.S. troops and fighter jets—with authorities conducting an examination to determine whether they belong to the missing service member.
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Four additional U.S. service members were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan after the detonation incident in northern Iraq, and those personnel have since been discharged.
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The Iranian attack on Friday involved at least two ballistic missiles striking Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
U.S. Central Command confirmed it has recovered unidentified human remains at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where an Iranian missile and drone attack on July 17 killed two American service members and left one missing, according to CENTCOM. Examinations are underway to determine whether the remains belong to the missing soldier.
In a separate incident, a U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, Fox News reported. A second service member was wounded. Four others were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan but have since been discharged. The combined death toll from the Jordan and Iraq incidents now stands at 18 U.S. service members.
Iranian Missiles Strike Jordan Air Base Directly
The July 17 attack involved at least two Iranian ballistic missiles striking Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, according to 7News. The base hosts U.S. troops and fighter jets. Two service members were killed immediately. One was reported missing. The discovery of human remains at the site now raises the possibility that the missing soldier may be accounted for.
Authorities are conducting a formal examination to confirm the identity of the remains, Head Topics reported. Identities of all killed service members are being withheld out of respect for their families while investigations continue.
Controlled Detonation in Iraq Turns Deadly
A U.S. service member died in northern Iraq while attempting to safely destroy unexploded ordnance left behind by a downed Iranian attack drone, Yahoo News reported. This type of drone — called a one-way attack drone — is designed to fly into a target and explode. In this case, the drone was shot down but did not fully detonate, leaving behind live explosives.
A second service member was injured in the blast. Four others who were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals following the incident have since been released, according to Newscord. CENTCOM confirmed both the death and the injury.
U.S. Strikes Iran for Eighth Straight Night
CENTCOM carried out an eighth consecutive night of airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets and related facilities, according to 7News. The strikes are a direct response to Friday's attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and are aimed at curbing Iranian military influence across the region.
The escalating attacks have effectively ended what had been described as an interim ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Iran resumed launching missiles and drones after the Jordan strike. The U.S. responded in kind, with no signs of a pause in hostilities from either side, Fox News reported.
Death Toll Climbs as Families Await Word
The total number of U.S. service members killed across Jordan and Iraq has risen to at least 18, according to Head Topics. That figure spans both the direct missile strike casualties and the ordnance detonation death in Iraq. It marks one of the deadliest stretches for U.S. forces in the region in recent years.
CENTCOM said it is withholding the identities of those killed until next of kin are properly notified. Examinations of the recovered remains in Jordan are continuing. Officials have not yet confirmed publicly whether the remains match the missing service member, Yahoo News reported.
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