The United States names four of the six service members who died in the drone strike on the second day of the conflict with Iran, as countries across the Middle East are hit in the attacks
The United States has released the names of four of the six service members who have died in the conflict with Iran. The Pentagon said they died in a drone strike in Kuwait.
All four Army Reserve soldiers died on Sunday, March 1 when a drone hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
Israel and the US hit Iran in joint strikes on several key sites on Saturday, February 28. Iran has retaliated by striking sites across the Middle East.
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Iran has retaliated by striking key sites across the Middle East, closing major airports, damaging famous buildings and causing panic across the region.
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