US Soldier Killed in Iraq

A U.S. serviceman has been killed in combat near the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Tuesday. Carter told reporters in Stuttgard that he had no further information at this time. A U.S. military official told U.S. news agencies that the soldier was killed while performing his duty as an adviser to Kurdish Peshmerga troops. The official also said the serviceman was killed by "direct fire" after Islamic State forces penetrated the...

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