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Press Release | May 3, 2016

May 3: Operation Inherent Resolve casualty

May 3, 2016,
Release # 20160503-1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SOUTHWEST ASIA On May 3, 2016, a Coalition service member was killed in northern Iraq as a result of enemy fire. Further information will be released as appropriate. It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.