Two U.S. Troops Killed in Forgotten (?) Filipino Counterinsurgency | Danger Room | Wired.com
Two U.S. servicemembers serving with the low-profile U.S. military contingent in the southern Philippines were killed by a roadside bomb on the island of Jolo, a stronghold of Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf.
A U.S. Pacific Command news release said the two servicemembers — described in news reports as Navy Seabees — were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb while conducting a resupply mission for a school construction project. The Seabees are the first American combat deaths in the Philippines in nearly seven years. A Filipino marine was also reportedly killed.
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