Three US soldiers have been killed in motion and five more seriously wounded as a part of Operation Epic Fury, the US military has confirmed.
US Central Command said that several other service personnel had sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.
It just isn’t clear how the troops were killed, but Iran has furiously launched drones and missiles at US bases throughout the Middle East following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Donald Trump warned in his Saturday morning address that US troops is perhaps killed throughout the unprecedented military motion against Iran
US CENTCOM said in an announcement on X: ‘As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in motion and five are seriously wounded as a part of Operation Epic Fury.
‘Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are within the technique of being returned to duty. Major combat operations proceed and our response effort is ongoing.
‘The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we’ll withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.’
The announcement comes after Iran unleashed a 3rd wave of missile and drone attacks towards its neighbours within the Middle East.
Suicide drones hit Dubai and Bahrain this afternoon, while nine people were killed in a missile strike in town of Beit Shemesh, central Israel.
The US and Israel have also pounded Iran capital, Tehran, on Sunday, hitting a serious hub for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Army hospital and a number of other bases of the Basij militia were also hit, in accordance with the official Fars news agency.
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