The U.S. Army announced Saturday the deaths of five soldiers who were part of peacekeeping operations with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission. The soldiers died as a result of a UH-60 helicopter crash on Thursday in Sinai, Egypt. 5 AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH OFF EGYPT'S SINAI PENINSULAU.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Tiran Island off the southern coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, Fox News confirmed. More Americans were killed in the helicopter crash Thursday than have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year, which is currently four. "We are deeply saddened to report that seven MFO members were killed; this includes five U.S. citizens, one French and one Czech.

Source: Fox News November 14, 2020 13:59 UTC