US soldier killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone - Al Jazeera

• 01US Central Command announced that a US soldier died on July 18 in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
• 02A second US service member suffered mild injuries in the same incident.
• 03US officials state that 17 US service members have been killed since the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28.
• 04Two additional US service members were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday, and remains are being examined to identify a third service member reported missing.
• 05The US attacked Iran for an eighth consecutive night, and Iran fired missiles and drones at US assets in the Gulf in retaliation.
• 06Reports indicate that Iranian 'Shahed' one-way attack drones cost approximately $30,000 each to produce, while interceptors used to shoot them down cost millions of dollars.
• 07The conflict intensified after an interim ceasefire agreement signed a month ago unraveled amid struggles for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
• 08Iranian media reported US attacks near Sirik and Shadegan, and an explosion was reported in Abadan.
• 09Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization condemned a US attack on a nuclear power plant under construction in Darkhovin, a report confirmed by the IAEA which stated the plant was in the early stages of construction.
• 10Iran carried out drone attacks on US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, and Jordan's military shot down three Iranian missiles, prompting Jordan to summon Iran’s charge d’affaires.
• 11Kuwait’s government reported a desalination plant was attacked for a second day, causing a fire.
• 12The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths, primarily in Iran and Lebanon, and caused disruptions to energy supplies.

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The United States military confirmed the death of a third American soldier in northern Iraq following the detonation of ordnance from a downed Iranian drone, raising the total US military fatalities in the conflict to 17. As the US and Iran exchanged strikes across the region, including attacks on infrastructure in Kuwait and nuclear facilities in Iran, the war has resulted in thousands of deaths and significant disruptions to global energy supplies since its onset on February 28.