WASHINGTON: Two soldiers, one American and one British, died during a training exercise in Iraq, officials said Monday without releasing further details. The deaths occurred Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where the US has retained a presence, the US Army said in a post on X. The statement said the soldier’s identity is being withheld until 24 hours after his or her family has been notified.

The unnamed individual was conducting exercises in northern Iraq where UK troops have thwarted Iranian drone attacks.

The Ministry of Defence said the service person was killed yesterday in the north of the country.

The soldier’s family has been informed