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US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan attacks
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US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan attacks

From PBS NewsHour · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two U.S. soldiers, 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, were killed in Jordan supporting operations against the Islamic State group.
  • The deaths occurred during Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, bringing the total U.S. fatalities in the conflict to 17.
  • The incident highlights the risks faced by American forces in the Middle East due to Iran's escalating actions following a breakdown in peace talks.

The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in Jordan as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. They were supporting a U.S. mission against the Islamic State group when they died.

1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan, where they were supporting a U.S. mission against the Islamic State group.

— U.S. militaryIdentifying the fallen soldiers and their roles.

The Defense Department stated the soldiers were killed defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. This brings the total number of U.S. deaths in the conflict with Iran to 17. The article notes that American soldiers face lethal risks in the conflict even without being on the ground in Iran, as forces are arrayed across the Middle East and other nations become targets.

On Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said two service members were killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.

— U.S. Central CommandReporting the immediate circumstances of the deaths.

The conflict has escalated following a breakdown in peace talks. President Donald Trump has stated the war is necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The article details previous fatalities, including six soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait shortly after the war began on Feb. 28, and another soldier who died after being wounded in an attack on a Saudi Arabian air base in March.

The U.S. military has said the total number of deaths in the war with Iran is 17.

— U.S. militaryProviding the overall casualty count in the conflict.

Further incidents include six service members killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq in March, and a Navy pilot who died in a helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea on July 1. Most recently, on Saturday, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone, with a second service member wounded.

President Donald Trump, a Republican, has said the war is necessary to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

— President Donald TrumpStating the administration's justification for the war.
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