Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update

The Guardian — Jul 26, 22:55 PM

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 members.

The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) also introduced a new casualty https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/conflictCasualties/oo/byCategory">category labeled “Overseas Operations” for personnel killed and wounded “starting July 7”.

According to the updated https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/conflictCasualties/oefu/deaths">database, the official toll for the earlier phase of the https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran">US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 service members killed and more than 400 wounded in action.