Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late
After months of questions from The Intercept, the U.S. military finally acknowledged the March death of Maj. Sorffly Davius. The post Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late appeared first on The Intercept .
The Pentagon revealed on Friday that six months after initially dismissing an Iran war fatality, one additional U.S. soldier had died in the conflict. The new death raises the total to 21, including the recent addition of Major Sorffly Davius, a signals and communication officer assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters in Kuwait.
The Pentagon had previously claimed that Davius died "as a result of a non-combat related incident" but later admitted his death was due to "non-hostile" circumstances. The Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) website was recently revamped to include more detailed casualty category tables, but it initially neglected to list "non-hostile" illness or injury fatalities.
The Pentagon's spokesperson acknowledged the error and promised to investigate, but The Intercept's persistent reporting ultimately led to the update.
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