The U.S. Army announced Sunday evening that remains were located at the site in Jordan where two American soldiers were killed. Military officials are investigating whether the remains belong to the service member previously listed as missing, according to N12's Asaf Rozentzweig.
The U.S. Army announced Sunday evening that remains were found at the site of the Iranian strike on a base in Jordan and that military officials are investigating whether they belong to the service member previously listed as missing, according to a report by N12's Asaf Rozentzweig.
The announcement is the latest in a rapid series of developments. Initial reports of casualties emerged on social media but were not immediately verified. At 22:16 Jerusalem, the U.S. Army issued a series of statements: first reporting unidentified remains at the site, then a third body discovered, and later that one soldier remained missing. At 22:29 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the U.S. death toll from Iranian attacks had risen to four, with the remains of the missing soldier found. At 23:04 Jerusalem, CENTCOM confirmed that unidentified remains were located at the site. The current update from the Army indicates that the identification process is still ongoing, with the focus now on whether the remains belong to the missing soldier.
The initial strike on Saturday killed two U.S. service members, as The Zioneer reported at the time. The search for the missing soldier has been a central element of the story since then.
The identification process has not yet been completed, and the soldier's status remains listed as missing until the remains are positively identified.
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
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