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June 14, 2018
US service member killed in Somalia
A US service member was killed Friday in southern Somalia, according to US military officials.
Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, died of injuries from “enemy indirect fire,” the Department of Defense said in a statement Saturday.
Conrad, who was from Chandler, Arizona, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina the statement said.
Four other US service members were wounded when the team came under attack by mortars and small arms from unknown insurgent forces in the area.
The US troops were on a training mission with local Somali and Kenyan forces when the attack occurred.
US Africa Command, which oversees US operations on the continent, issued a statement later Friday confirming the incident, saying it took place in Jubaland, Somalia, about 350 kilometers southwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
One US service member received medical treatment in the field while the three other wounded service members were evacuated, the statement said.
