U.S. soldier killed in Iraq identified as 30-year-old from North Carolina

The US military identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old from North Carolina, as the soldier killed in Iraq. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the death occurred during an accident while Swinton was decommissioning ammunition and disarming an Iranian drone. The identification was officially released on Tuesday. The incident involved the handling of an Iranian drone in Iraq, resulting in the fatal accident for the North Carolina soldier during the decommissioning process.