PENTAGON REPORTS MORE THAN 600 IRAN WAR CASUALTIES IN QUIET DATABASE UPDATE

Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded The Pentagon updated its official war casualty database over the weekend, adding more than 140 wounded service… The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) also introduced a new casualty category labeled “Overseas Operations” for personnel killed and wounded “starting July 7”.

US news | The Guardian reports that figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded The Pentagon updated its official war casualty database over the weekend, adding more than 140 wounded service…

The report adds: The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) also introduced a new casualty category labeled “Overseas Operations” for personnel killed and wounded “starting July 7”.

According to the updated database, the official toll for the earlier phase of the US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 service members killed and more than 400 wounded in action.

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