Pentagon Raises Iran War Toll to 624 Wounded, Adds New Overseas Operations Category
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Updated · CNN · Jul 26
Pentagon Raises Iran War Toll to 624 Wounded, Adds New Overseas Operations Category
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 26
Summary
Pentagon casualty data updated Saturday added more than 140 wounded and restored four deaths from last weekend’s Iranian strikes, bringing the Iran war toll since Feb. 28 to 18 dead and 624 wounded.
The revision followed scrutiny after DCAS totals fell last week; 12 Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats demanded answers, while the Pentagon blamed temporary website data disruptions.
A new DCAS category, "Overseas Operations," tracks killed and wounded starting July 7 but does not identify the conflict, though its by-name list includes the three soldiers killed in Jordan and one killed in Iraq.
That July 7 start date matches President Donald Trump’s War Powers notice claiming a new Iran conflict began then, a position lawmakers from both parties say could improperly reset the 60-day congressional authorization clock.