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US identifies troops killed during actions against Iran

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The soldiers, who were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, were killed during an attack by an unmanned aircraft in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

One of five U.S. service members to be listed as “seriously wounded” during major combat operations against Iran has died.

U.S. Central Command officials announced Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed in action during combat operations.

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The service members were killed when an Iranian drone evaded American air defenses and struck a makeshift operations center in Port Shuabia, Kuwait.

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