Hundreds of people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East which is entering its fifth day on Wednesday
The United States has named of four of the six service members who died in a drone strike in Kuwait during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
All four Army Reserve soldiers died on Sunday, March 1 in a drone strike on a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
Israel and the US carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites on Saturday, February 28. During the strikes over the weekend, Iran’s supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed. Iran has responded with strikes across the Middle East, causing widespread panic across the region.
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The Associated Press reported that all were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, lowa.
Four of the six service members have been named as:
- Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
- Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
- Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa
Reuters news agency reported the following death tolls according to information by the involved countries as of March 3, but had not independently verified these deaths:
- Iran: 787 people killed, according to the non-profit humanitarian group Iranian Red Crescent Society. It was unclear if the death toll included Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military casualties
- Israel: 10 civilians killed, according to Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom. The Israel Defense Forces has reported no military casualties
- Lebanon: 50 people killed, according to Lebanon’s health ministry
- Bahrain: One person killed, according to the interior ministry
- Kuwait: Three people killed, according to Kuwait’s health and foreign ministries
- Oman: One person killed, Reuters reported
- United Arab Emirates: Three people killed, according to UAE’s defense ministry
- US military: Six US service members, according to U.S. Central Command