This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: The battle for Mosul
US Navy member killed outside of Mosul
22 October 2016 00:11 BST
The US Department of Defense has confirmed that an American military service member was killed by a bomb outside of Mosul during the large-scale anti-IS operation aimed to retake the country's second largest city.
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, 34, of California was killed while working alongside a bomb detection unit as an advisor.
A Defense official said Finan died on Thursday when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
"The entire Navy expeditionary combat command family offers our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family and loved ones of the sailor we lost," said Rear Admiral Brian Brakke.