The Pentagon confirmed on late Monday that one U.S. soldier has died in a non-combat related incident in Syria.

The soldier, who was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, died on Monday in Kobani, north Syria, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident, said the U.S. Defense Department in a statement.

The U.S. military has seen multiple non-combat related deaths in the Middle East this month. A soldier from the 4th Infantry Division died in Taji, north of Iraqi capital Baghdad on April 23. Days earlier, a soldier from the 101st Airborne Division died in Iraq's Ninawa province.

The Pentagon said that the prior two incidents were under investigation.

U.S. President Donald Trump had confirmed that a small fraction of U.S. forces would remain in Syria with troops from other countries.

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