The US Army reports that a third body was discovered at the site of the missile strike on a US military base in Jordan, where two American soldiers were previously killed. The identification process is ongoing, according to an Israeli media report citing the military.
The US Army confirmed Sunday evening that a third body has been located at the site of the Iranian missile strike on a US military base in Jordan. Identification efforts are ongoing, and the discovery resolves the status of a soldier previously listed as missing, bringing the death toll from the attack to three.
The development follows a series of updates throughout the evening. Initial unverified reports, circulated on social media and cited by The Zioneer at 22:16 Jerusalem, claimed three soldiers had been killed. The US Army subsequently confirmed two soldiers killed and one missing. A short time later, the military reported that unidentified remains had been found at the site. The latest confirmation of a third body now accounts for all personnel.
The Zioneer reported earlier today that U.S. Central Command struck the exact launch point of the missiles that killed the two soldiers in Jordan. An unverified report from July 18 suggested the attack was carried out using a Hajj Qasem ballistic missile. Separately, the U.S. death toll from Iranian attacks over the past three days has reached four, including a soldier killed in a controlled detonation in northern Iraq, as reported by The Zioneer at 22:29 Jerusalem.
The identification process for the third soldier is ongoing, and no further details about the identity or the circumstances of the attack have been released. The condition of the wounded soldier from the initial strike has not been updated.
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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