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US troops were injured in Iran missile attack despite Pentagon initially saying there were no casualties

(CNN)Several US service members were injured during last week's Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite the Pentagon initially saying that no casualties had taken place.

"While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed," the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said in a statement Thursday.

A US military official told CNN that 11 service members had been injured in the attack, which was launched in retaliation for the US airstrikes that had killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani the previous week. Defense One was first to report on the injured service members.

Following the attack the Pentagon said that no casualties had resulted from the 16 missiles fired by Iran. The US military defines a casualty as either an injury or fatality involving personnel.

Asked about the apparent discrepancy, a Defense official told CNN, "That was the commander's assessment at the time. Symptoms emerged days after the fact, and they were treated out of an abundance of caution."

Awol1:
Whose interest is CNN serving since Trump became president?

sunboy:
Hello, check your favorite Fox News ... it is there!

Onyocha:
It looks like Seun and his nairaland have an undeclared policy of only pushing to the front page materials that can be used to paint Iran bad. They have been pushing one bad news after the other about Iran. They won't push to the front page news like this that exposes Trump to be a liar in relation to Iran.

timesup234:
This is all lies. 80 American soldiers were killed like chickens in the missiles attack. Trump begged Iran over night to agree not the reveal the true impact of the attack, that was why it took him almost 24 hrs to address the news properly. Americans are born liars, over 30,000 of their soldiers were killed in the Iraq war but they have succeeded in selling the lies of just 4,500 soldiers killed in combat. America go and bury your dead, you are doomed and your masters in Tel Aviv days are numbered

timesup234:
the mods are all American spies. 80 Americann soldiers were killed. Trump is the greatest coward ever

timesup234:
the mods are all American spies. 80 Americann soldiers were killed. Trump is the greatest coward ever

blinkmoneyo:
how true is that letter above?