| A U.S. soldier died freeing prisoners of ISIS, the first American killed in action in Iraq since 2011 |
Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:24 AM EDT |
| An American soldier was killed on Thursday morning as American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State outpost near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, freeing prisoners there and capturing some of the militants themselves, Iraqi and American officials said. The commando became the first American soldier killed in action in Iraq since the withdrawal in 2011. |
| American military officials declined to comment on the details of the classified operation, some of which remained unclear. But as described by Iraqi officials in the area, the mission appeared to be a significant joint strike against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, at a time when Iraqi and American officials are trying to mount a wider counteroffensive against the militants. |
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Friday, October 23, 2015
A U.S. soldier died freeing prisoners of ISIS, the first American killed in action in Iraq since 2011
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