Pentagon Says 34 U.S. Troops Suffered Brain Injuries From Iranian Missile Strike

Posted on AllSides January 24th, 2020
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Eight U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) arrived in the U.S. on Friday, according to Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman.

Hoffman said those troops are among a total of 34 American servicemembers diagnosed with TBI after the al Asad airbase where they were stationed in Iraq was hit by missiles fired by Iran on Jan. 8. The attack was in reprisal for a U.S. drone strike Jan. 3 that killed top Iranian general Qassed Soleimani.

It was at least the third time U.S. officials have had to revise President...

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https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/799342078/pentagon-says-34-u-s-troops-suffered-brain-injuries-from-iranian-missile-strike

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