According to a press release from the U.S. military, one U.S. soldier was killed in an incident involving non-combatants at Arifjan Camp in Kuwait.
At this time, the soldier’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The soldier’s cause of death is under investigation.
The American military badge can be seen on the uniforms of American soldiers. (Beata Saursel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Camp Arifjan is a U.S. Army facility located just south of Kuwait City that houses Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel. The facility also hosts staff from Australia, Canada, Romania, Poland and the United Kingdom.
The soldier’s death comes as U.S. military bases in the Middle East are on high alert after an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and injured hundreds more.
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In the months that followed, a broad coalition of Iranian-backed militias attacked U.S. targets more than 160 times in an effort to support Israel.
Last month, three U.S. soldiers were killed in a drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan known as Tower 22 near the Syria-Iraq border. More than 40 soldiers were killed in the attack.
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U.S. officials later confirmed to Fox News Digital that the drone that killed three U.S. soldiers was manufactured in Iran.
