Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:29am on 20 Jul 2026,Monday International
A US service member was killed and another injured while handling unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone in northern Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The incident occurred on July 18 during a controlled detonation operation. CENTCOM withheld the identities of both personnel pending family notification. The death raises the number of US service members killed in the nearly five-month conflict to 17. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump ordered another round of air strikes, with CENTCOM launching attacks against Iran for the ninth consecutive night. The US said the operation is aimed at degrading assets linked to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
