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American killed in Syria, State Department says
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:19pm EDT
American killed in Syria, State Department says
WASHINGTON
An American man has been killed in Syria, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, declining to provide details.
Department spokesman Jeff Rathke identified the American as Keith Broomfield.
NBC News reported Broomfield was in Syria fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State militants. Reuters could not immediately confirm why Broomfield was in Syria.
Social media accounts belonging to Kurdish fighters reported Broomfield's death, saying he was killed near the border town of Kobani, NBC said. It added that the Kurdish forces, known as the Kurdish People's Protection Union or YPG, have not officially confirmed the death.
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American killed in Syria, State Department says
WASHINGTON
An American man has been killed in Syria, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, declining to provide details.
Department spokesman Jeff Rathke identified the American as Keith Broomfield.
NBC News reported Broomfield was in Syria fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State militants. Reuters could not immediately confirm why Broomfield was in Syria.
Social media accounts belonging to Kurdish fighters reported Broomfield's death, saying he was killed near the border town of Kobani, NBC said. It added that the Kurdish forces, known as the Kurdish People's Protection Union or YPG, have not officially confirmed the death.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/10/us-mideast-crisis-syria-american-idUSKBN0OQ2BN20150610