WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Friday said 34 service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month.
United States (US) President Donald Trump and other top officials initially said Iran’s attack had not killed or injured any US service members.
Last week the US military said 11 US troops were treated and transferred out of Iraq for concussion symptoms after the attack on the Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq and this week said additional troops had been moved out of Iraq for potential injuries.
Hoffman said the military had seen symptoms like headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light and nausea.
According to Pentagon data, around 408,000 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury since 2000.(Reuters)
