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....