Kuwait City, MINA – A member of the US National Guard died during a medical emergency in Kuwait on March 6, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday, marking the eighth US military death since the outbreak of war with Iran, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, CENTCOM confirmed that the guardsman died in a “health-related incident.”
“The exact cause of death is under review,” the statement read.
CENTCOM referred further inquiries to the US National Guard Bureau. No additional details about the guardsman’s identity or the circumstances surrounding the incident were immediately released.
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The death brings to eight the number of US military personnel who have died since the conflict with Iran began following US-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28. Previous deaths included six service members killed in a drone strike in Kuwait and one service member who died from injuries sustained in Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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