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News | May 5, 2020

Operation Inherent Resolve non-combat related casualty

By CJTF-OIR Public Affairs

A service member with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve died in a non-combat related incident in Erbil, Iraq, May 4.

It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification to the relevant national authorities after the next of kin have been notified.

The cause of death remains under investigation, but COVID-19 is not suspected.

To see in Arabic: CJTF-OIR Press Release 20200505-01- Non-combat Related Casualty- النسخة

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