The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced today, Thursday, that six American soldiers in Syria sustained brain injuries during two separate attacks last week carried out by Iran-backed militants, adding that their conditions were diagnosed during routine checks in recent days. Pentagon estimates indicated that eight militants were killed in U.S. retaliatory airstrikes on two Iran-related facilities in Syria.
Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder explained that four individuals suffered brain injuries at the U.S. base near the Syrian city of Hasakah during a drone strike on March 23, while two others were injured at the Green Village site during an attack on March 24. He noted in a press briefing that "all individuals in the vicinity of any explosion undergo screening for brain injuries. Therefore, these additional injuries were detected during medical evaluations following the attack."
