SAS soldier and Delta Force soldier killed by friendly fire in Syria; DoD falsely claimed they died from enemy attack
By Stars and Stripes| July 29th, 2019|Military News, U.S. Army|0 Comments
In March of last year, the US military reported a British SAS soldier was killed alongside a U.S. soldier by an improvised explosive device blast in Manbij, Syria, but new information indicates this was a false report.
A new investigation reveals Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar of Austin, Texas, died with SAS soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe from a friendly fire explosion.
33-year-old Tonroe, the first British combat death during the fight against ISIS, enlisted in the U.K. Army in 2004 and had deployed numerous times to Afghanistan and the Middle East, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence. He served in the 3rd Battalion of Britain’s elite Parachute Regiment. While in Syria, he and embedded with SEAL Team 6.
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