09-03-2020 21:04 via news.yahoo.com

1st U.S. troops die in ISIS fight since last year

Two U.S. Special Operations Marines died in a mission targeting ISIS, U.S. and Iraqi military officials said Monday.The elite Marine Raiders were partnered with Iraqi security forces for a Sunday raid into an ISIS hideout in the Qara Chockh Mountains of north central Iraq, NBC News reports. Two American troops were "killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying" the Iraqi troops, the statement continues.The names of the two troops have not yet been released, and the Operation Inherent R
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