Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21
The revised tally adds two noncombat deaths and 865 wounded as the Pentagon introduces a new reporting category for cases still under review.
- 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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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Il-hwan = The U.S. Department of Defense has revised statistics on U.S. soldiers killed during military operations against Iran.
The U.S. Department of Defense has updated the U.S. military records of casualties in operations against Iran, acknowledging 21 deaths. The Pentagon has admitted that US military casualties in operations against Iran exceed the previously stated figures, transmitting The Washington Post. Two more cases were included in the official database, bringing the total number of deaths to 21. Last month, the newspaper published an exclusive material stat…
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Pentagon updates official count of US service members killed during Iran war
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