American Service Member Killed in Iraq

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MariaArefyeva/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An American service member was killed on Saturday by indirect fire from enemy forces near Makhmur in northern Iraq on Saturday, US officials confirmed to ABC News.

In a press release from Iraq, the U.S. military confirmed only that a coalition member had died as a result of “enemy action.” The Defense Department will not identify the individual until next of kin has been fully notified.

This loss represents only the second time an American has been killed in combat with ISIS in Iraq since the U.S. reentered the country in late 2014.

In October of last year Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler was killed by enemy small-arms fire during a raid that freed 70 hostages from ISIS captivity in northern Iraq.

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