And so far 14 American service members have been killed and 427 others wounded since Operation Epic Fury started on Feb. 28.
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The Pentagon admitted that almost 100 U.S. troops have been injured during the past two weeks, as the war with Iran has renewed with that country sending missiles and drone strikes, after peacemaking negotiations went downhill.
On Monday, the Pentagon identified two soldiers who were killed in an Iranian missile and drone attack Friday at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
The soldier’s remains were discovered after the service member was declared missing following the attack, but they have yet to be identified, according to a story by Newsmax.
“While nearly 100 service members were deemed to have some degree of injury since July 7, 2026, 96% have returned [to] duty,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, wrote on X. “They are determined to get back in the fight.
“The vast majority of injuries experienced were minor concussions. Further updates will be posted on the Defense Casualty Analysis System.”
According to Newsmax, as of Monday night, 14 service members have been killed and 427 others wounded since Operation Epic Fury started on Feb. 28. What is not clear is whether the three service members killed in the Jordan attack, along with a soldier who died Saturday in Iraq, were included in the database totals.
The service member in Iraq died during a controlled demolition of an Iranian drone.
At least 18 US troops killed. Nearly 100 troops injured since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran resumed 2 weeks ago, 447 troops injured since war began. The war has cost US taxpayers an estimated $113–120 billion and could drain up to $2.2 trillion from the global economy annually. pic.twitter.com/tWppG8uBDA
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Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the New York Times reported the three previously undisclosed attacks took place during the week leading up to the Iranian strike Friday.
“The Department of War rejects these baseless and malicious accusations of hiding injury numbers as outright lies from partisan hacks at the New York Times who are desperate to smear America’s military and its leadership,” Parnell wrote in another post on X.
“Claims of concealment are fabrications meant to further distress the American people in the wake of three service members killed in action. Disgusting behavior, even for the New York Times,” he continued.
“In fact, U.S. military casualty information is publicly available and regularly updated online on the Defense Casualty Analysis System for everyone, including the media, to review. Injuries in the military encompass everything from minor sprained ankles during routine training to incidents entirely unrelated to combat operations,” Parnell wrote.
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