The US military's Central Command said Saturday evening that one American service member is now considered missing following the Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan, in addition to two soldiers previously reported killed. Four other soldiers were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan and have since been released, while additional personnel with minor injuries returned to duty.
CENTCOM provided an updated casualty count at 20:13 Jerusalem on Saturday, consolidating the toll from the Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan. One American soldier is now classified as missing, in addition to the two previously confirmed killed. Four others were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been released, while additional personnel assessed for minor injuries returned to duty. The update follows a series of statements from the US military over the course of the evening.
Initial reports of the attack emerged at 20:14 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported that two US service members had been killed and four wounded. Within the same minute, CENTCOM issued a series of statements – first confirming the two fatalities, then adding that a third soldier was missing. By 20:13 Jerusalem, the full breakdown of casualties, including the release of the four evacuated soldiers and the return of others to duty, was published. The corroboration of the casualty figures has been consistent across all updates, with CENTCOM as the sole source.
As The Zioneer reported earlier on Saturday, the Pentagon had already detailed 13 US service members wounded in the latest wave of Iranian strikes, and the overall American death toll in the conflict has risen to 16, according to N12. CENTCOM has also previously denied Iranian claims of casualties in other incidents. The attack in Jordan has been attributed to Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
What remains unconfirmed: The identities of the killed and missing soldiers have not been released, pending family notification. The full extent of casualties at the base has not been independently verified, but CENTCOM’s statement provides the most detailed accounting so far.
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