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The American soldier killed in a roadside bombing in Syria has been identified by the Department of Defense as 36-year-old Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar from Austin, Texas, per USA Today.

Dunbar and British soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe were killed by the detonation of an "improvised explosive device" on March 30. Five others were injured in the blast.

Defense Department identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria

Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar was from Austin.

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The American soldier killed in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a roadside bombing in Syria" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/bomb-killed-two-members-of-a-us-led-coalition-in-syria-96d5b8de-9818-403b-ae89-c24fad4031b6.html" data-vars-content-id="437b972d-6abd-4d5e-a43f-8ff760b58da7" data-vars-headline="Defense Department identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/bomb-killed-two-members-of-a-us-led-coalition-in-syria-96d5b8de-9818-403b-ae89-c24fad4031b6.html" target="_self">a roadside bombing in Syria</a> has been identified by the Department of Defense as 36-year-old Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar from Austin, Texas, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per USA Today" data-vars-click-url="http://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/soldier-killed-in-syria-identified-as-36-year-old-from-austin/533823761" data-vars-content-id="437b972d-6abd-4d5e-a43f-8ff760b58da7" data-vars-headline="Defense Department identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/soldier-killed-in-syria-identified-as-36-year-old-from-austin/533823761" target="_blank">per USA Today</a>.Dunbar and British soldier <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sgt. Matt Tonroe" data-vars-click-url="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43606899" data-vars-content-id="437b972d-6abd-4d5e-a43f-8ff760b58da7" data-vars-headline="Defense Department identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43606899" target="_blank">Sgt. Matt Tonroe</a> were killed by the detonation of an &quot;improvised explosive device&quot; on March 30. Five others were injured in the blast.

Defense Department identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria

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