Pentagon says the number of wounded soldiers has dropped to 50 after Iran launched a missile at US bases in Iraq on January 8.
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The US Department of Defense says the number of US troops infected with traumatic brain injuries has now increased to 50 after Iran launched a missile at US bases in Iraq on January 8. That figure is 16 more than the number announced by US officials in the past. Initially, President Trump had said that no US troops were injured in the attack, and he did not respond. Earlier, the Pentagon had said 34 US troops had been diagnosed with acute brain injury (TBI), of which 17 soldiers were still undergoing medical care.
The Iranian attack was carried out by the United States as a counter-attack after Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed. Giving the latest data on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Campbell said 31 of the wounded were treated in Iraq and have been reassigned to duty. He said 18 soldiers were sent to Germany to conduct further inspection while a soldier was sent to Kuwait and now they have returned. When asked about President Trump this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said: I heard he had headaches and some other issues, but I can say that this is not very serious. When asked about potential traumatic injuries, he said that I do not consider them more serious than the other types of injuries I have seen. The Pentagon says no American was killed in the Iranian missile attack on the base, while most of the troops had taken refuge in the bunkers during the missile attack.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, a non-profit organization of former US troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, criticized the Trump administration for delaying revealing the true nature of the wounds. Its founder, Paul Rieckhoff, said: This is a big deal. The American people should be able to trust the government to exchange information about our sons and daughters at risk. Nothing is more serious and holy than that. According to the US military, severe brain injuries are common on the battlefield. According to the US Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, the most common causes of severe brain injuries are on duty personnel. They are ranked. A minor brain injury, also known as a concussion or trauma, is caused by a dramatic increase in air pressure at the time of the explosion and a decrease in pressure or vacuum immediately afterwards. The vacuum is so strong that it passes through solid objects, which, although apparently visible to the soldier, escapes serious injury but they still suffer from an invisible brain injury. Thousands of Iraqis protested against the presence of about 5,000 foreign troops in Baghdad on Friday. Remember that the Iraqi parliament has told all foreign troops, including US troops, to leave Iraq.
