11 more US troops diagnosed with brain injuries after suicide-drone and rocket attacks in SyriaDrone and rocket attacks that killed a United States contractor in Syria have injured more than two dozen U.S. troops. Eleven more soldiers have been diagnosesd with traumatic brain injuries, according to CNN.
Originally, five U.S. troops and the deceased contractor were reported as the victims of a "one-way unmanned aerial vehicle" of "Iranian origin" on March 23, 2023.
However, U.S. Central Command has reported 11 more cases of brain injuries, bringing the total number of wounded to 25.
“Our medical teams continue to assess and evaluate our troops for indications of [traumatic brain injury],” said Colonel Joe Buccino, spokesman for CENTCOM.
The attacks have been attributed to militias affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who were not only blamed for the suicide-drone attacks, but also a series of rockets fired on U.S. troops.
After American forces retaliated with an airstrike destroying IRGC infrastructure, killing eight soldiers, militants responded the next day with rockets aimed at a U.S. site. One service member was injured at Mission Support Site Conoco in northeast Syria, a location that is very familiar with rocket attacks from Iranian-affiliated militants..............
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