The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday evening that unidentified remains were found in Jordan at the site where an Iranian strike killed two American service members on Saturday, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. The identification process is ongoing.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday evening that unidentified remains were found at the site of an Iranian missile strike on a US military base in Jordan, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. The remains were located in the same area where two American service members were killed on Saturday. CENTCOM confirmed the identification process is ongoing.
The announcement follows a series of updates from the US Army published at 22:16 Jerusalem. Initial reports varied: the Army stated that unidentified remains had been discovered, that a third body had been found, and that one soldier remained listed as missing. At 22:29 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the overall US death toll from Iranian attacks had risen to four, including a soldier killed in a controlled detonation in northern Iraq (The Zioneer, 22:29). At 22:34 Jerusalem, the US Army confirmed the discovery of a third body at the Jordan site, with identification underway (The Zioneer, 22:34).
The Jordan base strike was part of a broader wave of Iranian retaliation. The US has conducted multiple consecutive nights of strikes on Iranian military targets, including the exact launch point of the missiles that hit the Jordan base, as CENTCOM stated on Sunday morning (The Zioneer, 07:10 Jerusalem). The IRGC has responded with missile and drone attacks on US facilities in the Gulf region, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday (The Zioneer, 15:30 Jerusalem).
It remains unclear whether the newly located remains belong to a third service member or a fourth, and the status of the previously reported missing soldier has not been resolved. The identification process continues.
6 developments
- StrongUS Army confirms body of missing soldier found in Jordan, reports another soldier killed in Iraq
- StrongN12: Three US soldiers killed in past 24 hours; remains found at Jordan strike site, soldier killed in northern Iraq controlled blast
- DevelopingThe Zioneer: Two US soldiers killed in Jordan attack include male and female soldier
- StrongReport: Coffins of US soldiers killed in Jordan transferred
Source and signal
- Internal intake