Pentagon releases names of 2 American servicemen killed in Iraq
The names of the two American servicemen who were killed Sunday in Iraq have been released.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Gunnery Sgt. Diego Pongo and Capt. Moises Navas, both U.S. Marines, were killed while "advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold," the department said.
Iraqi lawmakers have voted to end the presence of all foreign troops after a U.S. airstrike killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, whom the U.S. accused of carrying out terrorist attacks on Americans and hundreds of others throughout the region.
The Defense Department has identified the Marines killed in Iraq on Sunday: Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, age 34. Capt. Moises A. Navas, age 34.
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The Trump administration has said it does not intend to pull troops out of the country.
