Middle East

U.S. Marine From Riverside Dies in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, joined the Marine Corps in July 2013 and was supporting fighting in Iraq

A U.S. Marine from Riverside died in Iraq Thursday from a non-combat related incident, the Department of Defense announced.

Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, died in Baghdad in an incident currently under investigation, according to a news release Friday from the Defense Department. Marine officials did not immediately have more information about the incident.

Neal was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, which refers to the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State in the Middle East.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, which officials said deployed from Camp Pendleton around September.

Neal joined the Marine Corps in July of 2013.

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