U.S. Navy SEAL Killed in Islamic State Attack in Iraq

A U.S. Navy SEAL aiding Kurdish fighters near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was killed by Islamic State militants during an attack on Tuesday, underscoring the risk U.S. forces face in Iraq despite the White House’s insistence that they aren’t on a combat mission.

The serviceman was hit by enemy gunfire about 20 miles north of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and Islamic State’s de facto capital in the country, according to Col....