The War Department announced the identity Wednesday of a U.S. soldier who was killed during training exercises in Iraq over the weekend.
The Pentagon identified the soldier as Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas. The department also added that the incident is still under investigation.
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A British soldier was also killed during Sunday’s training incident and was identified earlier Wednesday as Lance Cpl. James Stewart Freeman, a 29-year-old soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment. The incident occurred at an air base in Erbil, located in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
“The training was conducted with our British Army partners who also lost a soldier. The incident is under investigation,” a statement from U.S. Army Central said.
IRAN HITS KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN IN ONE OF MOST DAMAGING ATTACKS SINCE CEASEFIRE
The United States and the United Kingdom have bolstered their presence in Iraq to fend off ISIS. The area has also come under attack from proxy extremists associated with Iran, with Iran launching a slew of strikes targeting the air base and the surrounding Kurdish region.
The same day the soldiers were killed in the training incident, Iranian forces reportedly launched attacks on U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.
