Pentagon list of service members killed in Iran war removes most recent four
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The Pentagon's official online list of US service members killed in the Iran war still shows only 14 names, despite a Pentagon press release acknowledging the deaths of four additional soldiers during renewed fighting over the weekend. This indicates the list has not been updated to include the most recent casualties, raising questions about the accuracy of official casualty reporting. The war, referred to as Operation Epic Fury, was launched on February 28.
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Conflict named Operation Epic Fury
The Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System website currently lists the number of US military personnel killed during Operation Epic Fury as 14.
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The Pentagon's online list was last updated on Wednesday.
The Guardian- Conflict named Operation Epic Fury
- US-Israeli war on Iran
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Loaded language removed<p>New York Times reports that list of those killed changed from 18 on Wednesday to 14 on Thursday</p><p>The Pentagon’s official online list of service members killed in the ongoing Iran war does not include the four soldiers who died during renewed fighting over the weekend, despite the fact that their names were included in <a…
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The Pentagon's online list was last updated on Wednesday.
The GuardianOperation Epic Fury is the Pentagon's name for the US-Israeli war on Iran launched on 28 February.
The GuardianThe Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System website currently lists the number of US military personnel killed during Operation Epic Fury as 14.
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