{"id":6565560,"date":"2026-07-21T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/us-service-member-killed-iraq-iranian-drone-ordnance-disposal-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:57:31","slug":"un-militaire-americain-tue-lors-dune-operation-de-deminage-de-drones-iraniens-en-irak-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/us-service-member-killed-iraq-iranian-drone-ordnance-disposal-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Le drone \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 abattu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>Le drone avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu. C&#039;est ce d\u00e9tail qui distingue cette perte des autres.<\/p>\r\n<p>Samedi, dans le nord de l&#039;Irak, un militaire am\u00e9ricain a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 lors de la d\u00e9tonation contr\u00f4l\u00e9e d&#039;un engin explosif non explos\u00e9 r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 sur un drone d&#039;attaque iranien abattu. Un deuxi\u00e8me militaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9. Le commandement central am\u00e9ricain a communiqu\u00e9 ces informations dimanche.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il s&#039;agissait du troisi\u00e8me d\u00e9c\u00e8s d&#039;un militaire am\u00e9ricain ce week-end, et ces d\u00e9c\u00e8s ne sont pas survenus dans le m\u00eame pays ni pour la m\u00eame raison.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: #222;\">Informations cl\u00e9s<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Samedi 18 juillet<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Un militaire am\u00e9ricain a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 et un autre bless\u00e9 dans le nord de l&#039;Irak lors de la d\u00e9tonation contr\u00f4l\u00e9e d&#039;un engin explosif non explos\u00e9 provenant d&#039;un drone d&#039;attaque unidirectionnel iranien abattu.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Vendredi 17 juillet<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Deux militaires am\u00e9ricains ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s lors d&#039;une attaque iranienne par missile balistique et drone contre les forces am\u00e9ricaines et alli\u00e9es en Jordanie. Quatre autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vacu\u00e9s par voie m\u00e9dicale et ont depuis quitt\u00e9 l&#039;h\u00f4pital.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Dimanche 19 juillet<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Le CENTCOM a annonc\u00e9 la d\u00e9couverte de restes humains non identifi\u00e9s sur le site de l&#039;attaque en Jordanie, o\u00f9 un militaire \u00e9tait port\u00e9 disparu. L&#039;enqu\u00eate est en cours.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Pertes totales<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Au moins 17 militaires am\u00e9ricains ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s depuis le d\u00e9but de la guerre, Defense News faisant \u00e9tat de 18 morts. Ces chiffres n&#039;ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 publiquement harmonis\u00e9s.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Bless\u00e9s<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Plus de 400 selon la plupart des estimations<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>D\u00e9but de la guerre<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">28 f\u00e9vrier 2026<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Deux types de pertes diff\u00e9rents<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il est important de les conserver s\u00e9par\u00e9s, car ils disent des choses diff\u00e9rentes sur la guerre.<\/p>\r\n<p>Les d\u00e9c\u00e8s survenus vendredi en Jordanie sont dus \u00e0 une action ennemie\u00a0: une attaque iranienne par missile balistique et drone contre les forces am\u00e9ricaines et alli\u00e9es. C\u2019est le type de pertes que la campagne actuelle a engendr\u00e9es \u00e0 maintes reprises depuis f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le d\u00e9c\u00e8s survenu samedi en Irak n&#039;\u00e9tait pas d\u00fb \u00e0 une attaque. Personne n&#039;attaquait. Un drone iranien avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 intercept\u00e9 et abattu, et le danger persistant \u00e9tait son ogive, enfouie dans le sol, attendant d&#039;\u00eatre neutralis\u00e9e par des personnes dont le m\u00e9tier consiste \u00e0 s&#039;approcher des munitions non explos\u00e9es plut\u00f4t qu&#039;\u00e0 s&#039;en \u00e9loigner.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le d\u00e9minage est l&#039;une des t\u00e2ches les plus dangereuses au sein des forces arm\u00e9es, et il ne s&#039;arr\u00eate pas avec la fin des combats. Chaque drone d\u00e9truit par la d\u00e9fense a\u00e9rienne laisse des d\u00e9bris quelque part, et il faut bien que quelqu&#039;un les neutralise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=1827182723  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/shahed-136-debris-us-navy-eod.jpg\" alt=\"Des fragments de d\u00e9bris du drone Shahed-136 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9s et examin\u00e9s par une \u00e9quipe de d\u00e9minage de la marine am\u00e9ricaine.\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Fragments d&#039;un drone d&#039;attaque unidirectionnel Shahed-136 r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9s et r\u00e9pertori\u00e9s par une \u00e9quipe de d\u00e9minage de l&#039;US Navy. Le travail de s\u00e9curisation des drones abattus se poursuit bien apr\u00e8s leur destruction. Photo de l&#039;US Navy<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Voici ce qu&#039;a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le CENTCOM<\/h2>\r\n<p>Le commandement est rest\u00e9 discret sur les d\u00e9tails, ce qui est la proc\u00e9dure habituelle pendant la notification des familles. L&#039;identit\u00e9 des personnes d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es est gard\u00e9e secr\u00e8te jusqu&#039;\u00e0 24 heures apr\u00e8s la notification des proches, et le lieu exact dans le nord de l&#039;Irak n&#039;a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9cis\u00e9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201c Apr\u00e8s des recherches approfondies, des militaires am\u00e9ricains ont d\u00e9couvert aujourd&#039;hui des restes humains non identifi\u00e9s sur les lieux. Une enqu\u00eate est en cours pour authentifier ces restes. \u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Commandement central des \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> \u2014 D\u00e9claration du 19 juillet 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Cette d\u00e9claration concerne le troisi\u00e8me militaire impliqu\u00e9 dans l&#039;attaque de vendredi en Jordanie, qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 port\u00e9 disparu. Il s&#039;agit d&#039;un cas distinct du d\u00e9c\u00e8s survenu en Irak, et les confondre, comme certains m\u00e9dias l&#039;ont fait, aboutit \u00e0 un bilan des victimes tout simplement erron\u00e9.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 publier les noms lundi. Les informations concernant les d\u00e9c\u00e8s survenus lors de chaque incident \u00e9tant contradictoires d&#039;un m\u00e9dia \u00e0 l&#039;autre, nous ne publions pas de noms ici.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201c Les autres membres du personnel qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 examin\u00e9s pour des blessures mineures ont repris leurs fonctions. \u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Commandement central des \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> \u2014 \u00c0 propos du personnel \u00e9vacu\u00e9 suite \u00e0 l&#039;attaque contre le Jordanie<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Le chiffre sur lequel personne ne s&#039;accorde<\/h2>\r\n<p>Le d\u00e9compte des morts dans cette guerre est devenu \u00e9tonnamment difficile. Defense News a fait \u00e9tat de 18 militaires am\u00e9ricains tu\u00e9s depuis le 28 f\u00e9vrier. Al Jazeera, dans un rapport publi\u00e9 le lendemain et d\u00e9taillant les pertes individuelles, a avanc\u00e9 le chiffre de 17.<\/p>\r\n<p>L&#039;explication la plus probable est que les restes retrouv\u00e9s sont encore en cours d&#039;identification en Jordanie\u00a0: ils ont-ils d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 recens\u00e9s, et par qui\u00a0? En attendant la fin de cet examen, le chiffre le plus probable est au moins 17.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le dernier d\u00e9c\u00e8s survenu avant ce week-end remontait au 1er juillet, lorsque le commandant Gabriel Edwards, commandant de l&#039;escadron d&#039;h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de combat maritime 5, a p\u00e9ri dans le crash de son MH-60S Sea Hawk en mer d&#039;Arabie. Trois autres marins ont \u00e9t\u00e9 secourus.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le CENTCOM a annonc\u00e9 lundi la fin d&#039;une vague de frappes ce week-end \u2013 la neuvi\u00e8me nuit cons\u00e9cutive \u2013 et le d\u00e9but d&#039;une dixi\u00e8me. La guerre en est \u00e0 son 142e jour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 550px; margin: 0 auto 28px;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px; border: none; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2078530691109974522&amp;theme=light\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources : Commandement central des \u00c9tats-Unis, Defense News, Al Jazeera, Stars and Stripes.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/muwaffaq-salti-air-base-iran-attack-us-service-members-2026\/\">Que s&#039;est-il pass\u00e9 \u00e0 Muwaffaq Salti ?<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/mh-60s-seahawk-arabian-sea-emergency-water-landing-2026\/\">Seahawk Down dans la mer d&#039;Arabie<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/f-16cj-wild-weasels-f-35-redeploy-middle-east-iran-2026\/\">Les belettes sauvages \u00e0 peine d\u00e9ball\u00e9es<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US service member was killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of ordnance from a downed Iranian drone. 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