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109 US service members suffered brain injuries in Iran missile strike – Pentagon
The number of US troops that suffered ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ in last month’s Iranian missile strikes has been updated to 109, of which 76 have already returned to duty, the US Department of Defense said.
Iran launched two volleys of ballistic missiles against two facilities in Iraq where US troops were based on January 7, retaliating for the drone assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad a few days earlier. The Pentagon initially claimed no US or allied troops were injured in the strikes – but has since revised that assessment repeatedly.
On Monday, the DOD said the latest figure stood at 109 personnel with “mTBI,” of which 76 – or 70 percent – have already returned to duty. There were no additional details on the status of the remaining 33.
INBOX: DoD confirms there are now *109* troops have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury from the Iran strikes in January."This is a snapshot in time and numbers can change," the statement says. pic.twitter.com/EhOkYkYvMj
— Haley Britzky (@halbritz) February 10, 2020
"This is a snapshot in time and numbers can change. We will continue to provide updates as they become available," said a statement sent out by the Pentagon.
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