Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21
The revised tally includes 865 wounded as the Pentagon adds a pending adjudication category to review casualty reports.
- On Friday, the Defense Department raised the official count of troops who died during U.S. operations against Iran to 21, adding two non-combat deaths to its Defense Casualty Analysis System .
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously dismissed reporting that claimed casualty numbers were higher, calling such reports "a complete lie" in a social media post last month.
- Updated casualty data identifies Army National Guard Maj. Sorffly Davius, who died in Kuwait, and an unidentified Navy sailor; the Pentagon also lists 865 service members as wounded.
- House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith and Military Personnel Subcommittee Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan described the update as a "public correction," calling the error "an embarrassment" for the military.
- The Department is adding a "pending adjudication" category to DCAS to improve future casualty reporting, insisting it remains committed to transparent and accurate accounting of all service member casualties.
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Updated figures include 2 previously unreported deaths, while 865 service members have been wounded during military operations
Pentagon quietly raises troop death toll after Pete Hegseth called report ‘a complete lie’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has quietly walked back its own numbers weeks after he publicly dismissed reporting that challenged them.The Washington Post reported Saturday that the Defense Department late Friday raised the official count of troops who have died during U.S. operations against Iran to 21, adding two deaths not caused by combat. Last month, the Post reported that six U.S. officials said the true number of service membe…
The Washington Post writes that the Pentagon has again increased the number of dead and wounded in the war with Iran
The Washington Post writes that the Pentagon has again increased the number of dead and wounded in the war with Iran. Now the United States officially has 21 two hundredths and 865 three hundredths.
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WASHINGTON (ANP) - According to the Pentagon, 21 American troops have been killed so far in the Middle East during operations against Iran. The official count has been revised upwards, reports The Washington Post. 865 troops were wounded. The newspaper reported last month that the number of mita...
Pentagon Quietly Raises Number of Troop Deaths in Iran — After Hegseth Slammed Reporting Questioning the Official Death Toll as ‘DISGUSTING’
The Pentagon updated troop deaths in the Iran war following Pete Hegseth slamming a report that said the number of troops deaths was greater than the Pentagon had disclosed. The post Pentagon Quietly Raises Number of Troop Deaths in Iran — After Hegseth Slammed Reporting Questioning the Official Death Toll as ‘DISGUSTING’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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