The Pentagon updated its war casualty database, recording more than 140 additionally wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes. The new data shows that 18 troops have died and another 624 have been wounded since the US launched its war against Iran on February 28.
War Casualty Count
The number of wounded is a significant increase from the previous peak of 482. The Pentagon drew scrutiny from media outlets and lawmakers last week when killed and wounded numbers decreased in the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). The 12 Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting answers on what was causing the changes.
The Defense Department’s acting press secretary, Joel Valdez, insisted that the decreases were due to “temporary data disruptions on the (DCAS) website.” The Pentagon did not immediately respond to questions seeking clarification on what the new “overseas operation” category on the DCAS site covers.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
