The Obama administration is investigating reports from Syria that a second American was killed over the weekend while fighting alongside Islamist State extremists.
The news comes a day after U.S. officials confirmed that 33-year-old Douglas McCain, who had lived in Southern California and Minnesota, died in a battle between the Islamic State and other Syrian opposition groups.
The other American was not identified.
Both McCain and this second as-yet-unidentified fighter reportedly died in the vicinity of Aleppo.
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UPDATE: According to Fox News, sources have identified the second American as Abdirahmaan Muhumed, of Somali origin, who lived in Minnesota.
UPDATE: According to Fox News, sources have identified the second American as Abdirahmaan Muhumed, of Somali origin, who lived in Minnesota.
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