Pentagon says 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strike

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Number of injuries has steadily increased from last week when 64 military members had received treatment

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More than 100 US troops sustained"mild" traumatic brain injury, far more than originally announced, when Iran launched missiles at the Ain al-Asad military airbase in Iraq last month, the Department of Defense said on Feb. 10, 2020.The number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries has shot up to more than 100, the Pentagon said Monday, as more troops suffer the after-effects of the Iranian ballistic missile attack early last month in Iraq.

The number of injuries has been steadily increasing since the Pentagon began releasing data on the injuries about a week after the Jan. 8 attack at al-Asad Air Base in Iraq. Pentagon officials have warned that the number would continue to change.The department said 76 of the service members have returned to duty, while 26 are in Germany or the United States for treatment, and another seven are on their way from Iraq to Germany for evaluation and treatment.

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