US Soldier Killed in IED Blast in Syria; First US Casualty in Syrian War

stlbeacon.org - 11/26/2016

A US soldier was killed in a blast in northern Syria November 24. The soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device near Ayn Issa, according to a statement by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Ayn Issa is about an hour from Raqqa, Daesh's self-declared capital in Syria.

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