US EditionCENTCOM says 2 more US service members killed in Iran fighting, raising death toll to 6
Six U.S. service members died in Iran-linked strikes after a munition hit a fortified tactical operations center in Kuwait, CENTCOM said, with four others seriously wounded.
- On Monday, U.S. Central Command announced six U.S. service members were killed during Operation Epic Fury after a strike hit a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait.
- The U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Tehran over the weekend that officials said aimed to degrade Iran's missile and naval forces and prevent nuclear development.
- A source familiar described a direct hit just after 9 a.m. on the center of the triple‑wide trailer, while Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, said one projectile penetrated air defenses and satellite imagery Sunday morning showed the building on fire.
- CENTCOM said 18 troops have been seriously wounded, and warned there will 'likely be more' casualties, with operations expected to last four to five weeks, officials said.
- Regionally, the conflict has intensified with nearly 560 people reported killed in Iran by the Iranian Red Crescent, while Kuwait's defense forces acknowledged mistakenly shooting down three U.S. F‑15E Strike Eagles whose pilots ejected safely.
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In the first 100 hours of the attacks, 17 Iranian warships were destroyed, reports Centcom chief Admiral Brad Cooper. More than 50,000 soldiers, 200 combat aircraft, two aircraft carriers and several bombers from the USA are in operation in the region.
Inside Operation Epic Fury: US hit 2,000 Iran targets in just 100 hours
US Central Command (CENTCOM) says that American forces have struck nearly 2,000 sites, including 17 ships, in Iran under ‘Operation Epic Fury’. CENTCOM reports significant troop mobilization, with 50,000 personnel and advanced capabilities.
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US soldiers were killed in an Iranian drone strike at a civilian port in Kuwait
An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers was located in a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles away from the main Army base.
CENTCOM commander: Nearly 2,000 Iranian targets struck in Operation Epic Fury
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper says US forces have struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran during Operation Epic Fury, destroying missiles, ships and air defenses while Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones.
About 50,000 U.S. soldiers in the Middle East have been assigned to the war against Iran and a larger number of combat troops and planes are arriving in the region. It lets you know about X U.S. Central Command (Centcom). (ANSA)
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