An Indian-origin US Army sergeant, Angela Rampersad, is feared killed in an Iranian drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The Pentagon said her status has been updated to “believed deceased” after initially being listed missing. Rampersad, 25, hailed from Ozone Park, Queens, and was serving with the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command.
A US soldier and a British soldier died during a training exercise at an air base in Irbil, northern Iraq. Officials released few details pending family notifications. The incident comes as the US maintains a reduced military presence while strengthening ties with Iraqi Kurdistan
Two US soldiers and a civilian translator were killed in an ISIS attack in Syria’s Palmyra region, with three others wounded. President Donald Trump vowed “very serious retaliation” as the incident underscores ongoing security challenges in post-Assad Syria.
This signifies the North's initial public acknowledgment of Pvt. Travis King's situation, who traversed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into North Korea while on a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the DMZ on July 18
