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An American soldier and a British soldier die during training in Iraq

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 221 words · By The Associated Press
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What to know about An American soldier and a British soldier die during training in Iraq

One American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq, U.S.

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What happened

One American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq, U.S.

Why it matters

officials said Monday without releasing further details.

Common ground

The deaths occurred Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where the U.S.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The U.S. has retained a presence in the Kurdish region”
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Confirmed by both Wikipedia (stating U.S. maintains presence of 5,000 troops) and recent web search results (Aug 2025 and Jan 2026) confirming troops remain in the Kurdish region at Harir Air Base.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis refers to a period of intensified political and armed activity by Kurds in Iran, and parties representing them, to achieve self-determination. Major Iranian Kurdish par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kurdish–Iranian_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (Kurdish: شەڕی براکوژی, romanized: Şerî birakujî, lit. 'fratricidal war') was a civil war that took place between rival Kurdish factions in Iraqi Kurdistan during the mid-1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdish_Civil_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes between the Kurds and the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
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Claim 2: “The U.S. inaugurated a large new consulate compound in December in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish region”
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Two independent web search results from December 2025 confirm the official opening of a new U.S. consulate compound in Erbil.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 4, 2025 ... Explore the significance of the U.S. consulate opening in Erbil, reinforcing ties and commitment to Kurdistan's future.
https://us.gov.krd/united-states-opens-worlds-largest-consul…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 3, 2025 ... Congratulations to both the United States and the Kurdistan Region. The opening of the new US consulate in Erbil shows how important this ...
https://www.facebook.com/RudawEnglish/posts/the-united-state…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Consulate General of the United States in Erbil is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_Unite…
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Claim 3: “The deaths occurred Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq”
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Multiple web search results specifically state the deaths occurred on a Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat operations. The invasion was conduc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War (Gulf War II), was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 4: “The U.S. has been reducing the number of troops countering the Islamic State group in Iraq”
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Web search results from January 2026 explicitly state that the United States has begun scaling back/reducing troops in Iraq while maintaining a smaller presence in the Kurdish region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State (IS), in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 15 June 2014, United States President Barack Obama ordered United States forces to be dispatched in response to the Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) of the Islamic State (ISIL), as part of Opera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2…
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Claim 5: “two American soldiers fell off a cliff and died during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco”
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Multiple web search results confirm that two U.S. soldiers (including Spc. Collington and 1st Lt. Key Jr) died after falling off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hike.The two soldiers fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco. T…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/second-us-sold…
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web search NEUTRAL — The two soldiers fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco. Their remains are en route to the United States.In 2012, two U.S. Marines were killed and two others injured during a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/remains-2nd-us-soldier-went-222…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two U.S. soldiers have died in separate cliff falls during recreational hikes in Morocco within days of each other. Spc. Collington, just 19 years old, is the second fatality — her remains were found …
https://inauf.co/article/9266
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Claim 6: “They were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise”
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The claim is directly corroborated by a cross-reference from The Hindu, stating the soldiers were reported missing May 2 after participating in the African Lion exercise.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America date back to the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and specifically since 1777 when Morocco under Sultan Mohammed ben Abd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–United_States_relation…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس أمم إفريقيا لأقل من 17 سنة 2026), officially known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, or simply the 2026 U-17 AFC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_U-17_Africa_Cup_of_Nation…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco
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Claim 7: “One American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq”
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Three independent web search results from June 2026 confirm that one American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... An American soldier and a British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq, U.S. and U.K. officials said, without releasing further ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/us-soldier-british…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... One American soldier and one British soldier have died during a training exercise in Iraq. U.S. and UK officials say the deaths happened on ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoTdXyUPYDc
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... died on Sunday during a joint training exercise in Erbil with the US. ... one of its soldiers also died in the exercise. Freeman was based ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c232jg2pz2po
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