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Press Release | May 26, 2017

Operation Inherent Resolve Casualty

CJTFOIR

May 26, 2017
Release # 20170526-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SOUTHWEST ASIA — A U.S. service member died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in northern Syria, May 26, 2017. Further information will be released as appropriate.

It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

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