Sixty More U.S. Soldiers Reported Injured in Iran War
A government official accused the Pentagon of “an accounting trick” in its slow tally of Iran war casualties. The post Sixty More U.S. Soldiers Reported Injured in Iran War appeared first on The Intercept .
In the ongoing Iran war, the U.S. military has reported an additional 60 service members injured, raising the total number of wounded or killed to 776 troops. Following a second ceasefire breakdown, 345 of these casualties have transpired since July 7. The Pentagon, seeking casualty and mortuary services, has been accused of "slow-walking" the total for weeks, according to a government official.
The situation has escalated since Iranian attacks on U.S. bases last month, highlighting the vulnerability of U.S. troops. While the Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) tracks casualties, discrepancies have been noted, with The Intercept uncovering an undercount of deaths and injuries. The military's search for casualty services has been documented in new government contracting documents.
As of now, 18 service members have died and 758 have been wounded since the war's inception on February 28, 2020.
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