Khaberni - A US military spokesperson announced that the number of dead and wounded among US forces during the war against Iran exceeded 200 soldiers, distributed across seven countries in the region.
Captain Tim Hawkins, chief spokesperson for US Central Command (CENTCOM), said the forces were injured in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, noting that some injuries were recently reported due to delayed appearance of symptoms of traumatic brain injuries.
Hawkins revealed that the number of soldiers with serious injuries has risen to 10, after reclassifying injuries of two soldiers who were hurt in the early days of the war. This announcement comes after Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, had announced last week that more than 140 soldiers were injured, with most of them returning to service.
Seven US soldiers were killed in Iranian attacks, including six in a drone strike targeting a tactical operations center in Shuaiba Port in Kuwait on February 28, and a seventh soldier died from his wounds in an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, six soldiers died last week in a crash of a KC-135 refueling aircraft in Iraq.
