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Pentagon raises US troop death toll in Iran operations to 21
The Pentagon has raised the number of US service members who have died during US military operations against Iran to 21.
It added two deaths to its public casualty database late Friday.
The newly listed deaths were those of Maj.
Sorffly Davius and a Navy sailor whose name was not identified.
The Pentagon classified both deaths as noncombat.
The database tracks military deaths and updates the public count.
The update brings the total to 21; no further steps were given.
The Pentagon raised the death toll among U.S. service members in operations against Iran to 21 late Friday.
The updated tally was posted in the department’s public casualty database.
The two newly added deaths were Maj. Sorffly Davius and an unidentified Navy sailor.
A U.S. official familiar with the matter was cited by The Hill.
- Who
- U.S. service members; the two newly added names were Maj. Sorffly Davius and an unidentified Navy sailor.
- What
- The Pentagon raised the death toll in U.S. operations against Iran to 21.
- When
- Late Friday.
- Where
- In U.S. military operations against Iran; the locations of the deaths are not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Updated death toll
- 21 U.S. service members
- Newly added deaths
- 2
- Named service member
- Maj. Sorffly Davius
- Other newly added death
- An unidentified Navy sailor






