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American soldier and British soldier die in training accident in Iraq
An American soldier and a British soldier died in a training accident in Iraq, officials in the United States and United Kingdom said Monday. They did not release more details about the incident, which happened on Sunday.
TL;DR
- An American soldier and a British soldier died in a training accident in Iraq on Sunday.
- The incident occurred at an air base in Irbil, in northern Iraq's Kurdish region.
- Officials have not released specific details about the accident.
- Both the U.S. Army and the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence have confirmed the deaths and are withholding names pending notification of next of kin.
- This incident occurred almost a month after two U.S. soldiers died in Morocco during an off-duty hike.