Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Illinois and Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, both of the Army’s elite [3rd Battalion] 75th Ranger Regiment, were killed in the raid Thursday. A third Ranger received a head wound and remained with his unit. <\/p>\n
Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, confirmed Friday that their families have been informed that their deaths may have been caused from friendly fire. <\/p>\n
According to Davis, the raid targeted a compound housing Abdul Hasib, the ISIS Emir in Afghanistan. It is suspected, though not confirmed, that the ISIS leader was among the 35 ISIS fighters killed in the raid. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That’s the problem of being in the lead of an operation – both sides are shooting in your direction. They were involved in a joint operation with our Afghan allies, so it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that they were shot by folks who weren’t paying attention where they were sending lead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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