U.S. soldier killed in Syria identified as Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar

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U.S. soldier killed in Syria identified as Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar
Last Updated Mar 31, 2018 3:36 PM EDT

The Defense Department has identified the American soldier who died Friday in Manbij, Syria, as 36-year-old Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar of Austin, Texas. He was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the joint task force combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Dunbar died as a result of injuries when an IED -- improvised explosive device -- detonated, the DOD said in a statement Saturday. He was assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command headquarters at Fort Bragg.

The DOD said the incident, in which a British soldier was also killed, is under investigation.

The British soldier has been named as Sgt. Matt Tonroe, the BBC reported

Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-soldier-killed-in-syria-identified-as-master-sgt-johnathan-j-dunbar/ 

Rest in peace, another CBS article reads this area was thought to be cleared of ISIS.  I don't know if they can turn up something in the investigation, it sure could be the militia groups allied with Turkey, that mainly being the SFA, Syrian Free Army.  Could be ISIS too....

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Update per Fox News:

American soldier killed in Syria was on mission to take out ISIS member, Pentagon says
FOX News
Lucas Tomlinson

The U.S. Army Special Operations soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Syria last week was on a “kill or capture” mission to take out a “known ISIS member,” the Pentagon revealed Monday.

Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, a 36-year-old from Austin, Texas, was identified Saturday as one of the victims. His death Thursday marked the first time this year an American service member has been killed in Syria, two U.S. officials told Fox News.

“Coalition forces, in an advise, assist and accompany capacity with our partners, were conducting a mission to kill or capture a known ISIS member when they were struck by an improvised explosive device,” said Marine Maj. Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway, a Pentagon spokesman. “This operation was part of the Coalition's mission to defeat ISIS, and we remain focused on our mission.”

See more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/american-soldier-killed-in-syria-was-on-mission-to-take-out-isis-member-pentagon-says/ar-AAvnVPc

They were out on a mission, apparently, this was against ISIS.