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Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Published 26 July 2026 Ā· world
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
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 category labeled āOverseas Operationsā for personnel killed and wounded āstarting July 7ā. According to
the updated database, the official toll for the earlier phase of the US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 service members
killed and more than 400 wounded in action. Continue reading...
Published: July 27, 2026 ā¢ 4:25 AM IST Ā· Updated: July 27, 2026 ā¢ 5:07 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
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 category labeled āOverseas Operationsā for personnel killed and wounded āstarting July 7ā.
According to the updated database, the official toll for the earlier phase of the US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 service members killed and more than 400 wounded in action.
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