Key facts
- A U.S. service member died in northern Iraq.
- The death occurred during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance.
- The ordnance was from an Iranian drone.
A U.S. service member has died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance that originated from an Iranian drone, the U.S. military reported.
The incident marks another fatality for U.S. forces operating in the region.