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civilian-incident2026-07-18 00:00 UTC
US soldier killed during controlled detonation of Iranian attack drone at Erbil Air Base
A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded during a controlled detonation of an Iranian one-way attack drone/unexploded ordnance at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq. The incident occurred Saturday and is under investigation.
DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-07-18 00:00
Reported
2026-07-21
Location
Erbil Air Base, Erbil, Iraq
Coordinates
36.1912, 44.0094
Killed
1
Wounded
1
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
One U.S. soldier killed and one wounded during controlled detonation of an Iranian one-way attack drone/unexploded ordnance at Erbil Air Base; circumstances under investigation.
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