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Pentagon lists 4 killed in Iran war under 'Overseas Operations Casualties'

From CBS News · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Pentagon has listed four service members killed in Jordan and Iraq in July under "Overseas Operations Casualties."
  • These deaths were initially listed under "Operation Epic Fury" but were later separated, causing confusion.
  • The Pentagon attributes the discrepancy to "site errors" and temporary data disruptions on its casualty tracking system.

The Pentagon's public casualty website now lists four U.S. service members killed in Jordan and Iraq in July under "Overseas Operations Casualties." This designation separates them from 14 other service members who died during the conflict with Iran, categorized under "Operation Epic Fury."

Last week, the four service members' deaths had appeared on the Operation Epic Fury list, but they were later removed, reducing the total reported casualties for that operation from 18 to 14. The New York Times reported, citing sources, that this change occurred because the four service members died after the Trump administration declared a ceasefire in April. However, the four were killed about a week after President Trump notified Congress that the ceasefire was over and military action had resumed on July 7.

site errors on the Defense Casualty Analysis System... a temporary data disruption... the site anomalies are currently being resolved in coordination with the Military Services.

— Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokespersonExplaining the discrepancies in the Pentagon's casualty database.

The service members identified are 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, attributed the database anomalies to "site errors on the Defense Casualty Analysis System" and a "temporary data disruption," stating the issues were being resolved. Parnell criticized The New York Times for allegedly "colluding with anonymous sources to push a completely fake story." Earlier, the Pentagon had classified two of the three service members killed in a Jordanian attack as deaths under Operation Inherent Resolve, the mission targeting ISIS, before amending the releases to "overseas operations."

CBS News confirmed that nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured since July 7. Parnell stated that 96% of those injured had returned to duty, with the majority of injuries being minor concussions, which can sometimes be traumatic brain injuries. Defense officials have not briefed reporters on the Iran war since May.

colluding with anonymous sources to push a completely fake story.

— Sean ParnellCriticizing The New York Times' reporting on the casualty data.
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Originally published by CBS News in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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