Washington, MINA – The Pentagon on Monday identified a US service member who died from injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of American military deaths in the ongoing conflict to eight, Anadolu Agency reports.
Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, 26, died on March 8 from wounds suffered during the March 1 attack on the air base, the Pentagon said in a statement. He was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, at Fort Carson, Colorado.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the statement.
The attack followed a series of US and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28, which killed more than 1,200 people including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over 150 schoolgirls, and senior military officials.
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Iran has retaliated with barrages targeting US bases, diplomatic facilities, and military personnel across the region. A total of eight US service members have now been killed amid the ongoing conflict.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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