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Pentagon accused of hiding US combat casualties

The Pentagon is removing wounded soldiers from casualty lists in Iran, with at least 15 combat injuries excluded from official statistics.

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The Pentagon is facing accusations of manipulating casualty statistics from the Iran conflict by removing wounded soldiers from official lists. According to The Intercept, the U.S. government has changed its methodology for counting American casualties, excluding at least 15 military personnel wounded in combat. This has been described as a 'classic example of a cover-up,' with the total casualty count rising from 385 to 428 after the truce took effect, then dropping by 15 wounded on Tuesday. The Pentagon has so far been unable to comment on these allegations.
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