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U.S. soldier killed in Somalia firefight identified
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JUNE 10, 2018 / 1:05 AM / A DAY AGO
U.S. soldier killed in Somalia firefight identified
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A U.S. commando killed in a Somalia firefight against al-Shabaab militants was identified as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad, 26, of Chandler, Arizona, the Department of Defense said late Saturday.
Sgt. Conrad was killed and four other commandos were wounded Friday during an operation against the militants, the U.S. military said.
Conrad, born in Mesa, Arizona, was attached to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, said Lt. Colonel Robert Bockholt, an Army spokesman.
He was a Human Intelligence, noncommissioned officer.
Conrad, and the U.S. special operations forces were fighting alongside about 800 troops from the Somali National Security Forces and Kenyan Defense Forces when they were attacked about 2:45 p.m. Friday by mortars and small arms fire.
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U.S. soldier killed in Somalia firefight identified
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A U.S. commando killed in a Somalia firefight against al-Shabaab militants was identified as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad, 26, of Chandler, Arizona, the Department of Defense said late Saturday.
Sgt. Conrad was killed and four other commandos were wounded Friday during an operation against the militants, the U.S. military said.
Conrad, born in Mesa, Arizona, was attached to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, said Lt. Colonel Robert Bockholt, an Army spokesman.
He was a Human Intelligence, noncommissioned officer.
Conrad, and the U.S. special operations forces were fighting alongside about 800 troops from the Somali National Security Forces and Kenyan Defense Forces when they were attacked about 2:45 p.m. Friday by mortars and small arms fire.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-somalia-casualties/u-s-soldier-killed-in-somalia-firefight-identified-idUSKCN1J605R