How many US troops have really died in the Iran war? Pentagon accused of hiding truth
US troop deaths in the war rose to 18 last weekend, with around 430 troops injured, The Guardian reported. The Pentagon said on Monday that 100 service members had been hurt since 7 July, though it said 96 per cent had returned to duty. According to a New York Times report, the department had first failed to disclose the figures, only confirming them later in a social media post.
- ▪US troop deaths in the war rose to 18 last weekend, with around 430 troops injured, The Guardian reported.
- ▪The Pentagon said on Monday that 100 service members had been hurt since 7 July, though it said 96 per cent had returned to duty.
- ▪According to a New York Times report, the department had first failed to disclose the figures, only confirming them later in a social media post.
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What do the casualty figures show? US troop deaths in the war rose to 18 last weekend, with around 430 troops injured, The Guardian reported. The Pentagon said on Monday that 100 service members had been hurt since 7 July, though it said 96 per cent had returned to duty. According to a New York Times report, the department had first failed to disclose the figures, only confirming them later in a social media post. A separate Times report found the Pentagon’s website had lowered the death toll from 18 to 14; a spokesperson blamed “a temporary data disruption.” US military identifies 3rd service member believed to have been killed in Iranian attack.
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