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Pentagon identifies 4 of 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike

The Defense Department released names of four Army Reserve soldiers killed when an Iranian drone struck a military operations center in Kuwait on Sunday.

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The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the six American service members killed in a drone strike at a U.S. military facility in Kuwait on Sunday. The attack, carried out by an Iranian drone, also wounded 18 other personnel.

The soldiers were identified as Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39; and Sergeant Declan Coady, 20, of Iowa. All four were Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Iowa.

The drone struck a tactical operations center at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, where the soldiers were working. According to reports, the military personnel had relocated from Camp Arifjan, approximately 10 miles away, in an attempt to avoid incoming strikes from Iran.

The attack occurred as part of broader military tensions involving Iran. The soldiers were serving as part of what some sources described as Operation Epic Fury. The names of the two other service members killed in the attack have not yet been released by the Pentagon.

President Trump commented on the casualties, calling the service members killed "true American patriots" while warning that "there will likely be more" deaths "before it ends." The strike represents a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran.

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