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Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton

First publishedJul 21, 00:01 UTC
Last updatedJul 22, 08:21 UTC · 3m ago
22 outletsCBS News11 outletThe Hill33 outletsNYT US, CBS News, Seattle Times11 outletThe Guardian US11 outletFox News Latest11 outletPBS NewsHour11 outletCBS News11 outletThe Guardian US
CBS News8Pentagon identifies 2 U.S. troops killed in Iranian strikes, Trump reactsOpen ↗CBS News82 U.S. troops killed in Iranian attack identified as U.S. launches another round of strikesOpen ↗The Hill7Pentagon identifies US service member killed in Iranian attack on Iraq baseOpen ↗NYT US9Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel SwintonOpen ↗CBS News8U.S. soldier killed in Iraq identified as 30-year-old from North CarolinaOpen ↗Seattle Times6US military identifies soldier killed disarming a drone in Iraq as a 30-year-old from North CarolinaOpen ↗The Guardian US8US identifies soldier killed destroying downed Iranian drone in IraqOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Pentagon identifies Army soldier killed in action during Iraq operationOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8U.S. soldier killed in Iraq was 30-year-old father from North CarolinaOpen ↗CBS News8Identity of 17th U.S. soldier killed in Iran war revealed, set to be buried with honorsOpen ↗The Guardian US8US military identifies third service member killed in Iranian attack on Jordan baseOpen ↗
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Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.

Reported by 11 outlets — NYT US, The Guardian US, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, and 2 more. See all sources ↓

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What's the story?
Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.
How widely is it covered?
11 outlets, average source rating 7.6/10.
When was it last updated?
3m ago.
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    US military identifies soldier killed disarming a drone in Iraq as a 30-year-old from North Carolina

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