The Navy has identified the service member killed in Syria on Thursday, the first U.S. military casualty in that country since the fight against the Islamic State began.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton, 42, was killed by an improvised explosive device in northern Syria, according to his command. He was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two based in Virginia Beach, Va.
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