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U.S. serviceman killed rescuing hostages from IS in Iraq: U.S. official    

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A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP Thursday.

"It was an Iraqi operation" with the US military in an "advise and assist" role, the official said, adding that the aim was to "free hostages."

A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP Thursday.

“It was an Iraqi operation” with the US military in an “advise and assist” role, the official said, adding that the aim was to “free hostages.”

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