Pentagon Confirms The '1st US Soldier' Death In The Campaign Against The Islamic State

1,600 US servicemembers are currently supporting the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State. © Photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

California Marine Is First Service Member To Die In Iraq On Mission Against Islamic State -- Washington Post

The Pentagon on Friday reported the first death of a U.S. military serviceman in Iraq in its new mission to combat Islamic State militants who have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.

Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Neal, a 19-year-old from California, died in Baghdad on Thursday in what a Pentagon statement described as a noncombat incident. Further details about how Neal died were not immediately available.

Earlier this month, a Marine was deemed lost at sea after he fell from an aircraft into the Arabian Gulf.

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