2 Americans killed in Iraq during anti-ISIS mission identified as Marine Raiders

NEW: Pentagon identifies two U.S. Marine Raiders killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission as Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Maryland.

3 min readThe Pentagon on Tuesday identified the two U.S. Marine Raiders killed inon Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group's ongoing presence there.

Another four service members were wounded during the mission, a U.S. official told ABC News on Monday. A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pulls security during a base defense exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2020.

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