These Are The U.S. Soldiers Killed In Combat In 2017

Department of Defense

Buzz Feed: These US Troops Were Killed In Combat During Trump’s First Year In Office

Most died in Afghanistan, the US's longest-running war, but the first casualty of Trump's term came in Yemen.

The number of US troops who died in war zones rose in 2017, the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, for the first time in six years. As of Dec. 28, at least 33 military personnel had been killed in war zones overseas compared to 26 last year, according to an analysis of casualty statements released by the Pentagon. At least 21 of those died in combat, according to the Pentagon — some in places where the US presence was not widely known.

The total is a far cry from the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007, when more than 1,000 US troops were killed. But the variety of places where US troops died in combat may indicate what lies ahead under an administration that has granted the military greater authority than its predecessors had to act without consulting leaders in Washington, DC.

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