U.S. Soldiers wait to be picked up by helicopters south of Balad Ruz, Iraq, March 22, 2009. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Walter J. Pels, U.S. Navy/Released)
A U.S. Service Member who was advising Iraqi security forces was killed on August 10 during a mission in northern Iraq, according to the U.S.-led coalition.
“One U.S. service member died today during an Iraqi Security Force mission in Ninewah province, Iraq, while advising and accompanying the (Iraqi security forces) during a planned operation,” the coalition said in an official statement.
The coalition added that the name of the service member will be withheld until notification of next of kin.
According to the Department of Defense (DoD), 84 U.S. service members have been killed since the beginning of anti-ISIS operations in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Around 5,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Iraq to train, advise, and assist the country’s military and security forces in the fight against ISIS. Most of U.S. forces are stationed in Ain Assad airbase in the northern province of al-Anbar.
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