Six US soldiers who survived an Iranian drone attack on a base in Kuwait accuse their commanders of ignoring repeated warnings that the base was vulnerable, according to the Washington Post. The soldiers say they were deployed without adequate anti-drone defenses.
The Washington Post reports that six US soldiers who survived an Iranian drone attack on a base in Kuwait are accusing their commanders of ignoring repeated warnings that the base was vulnerable. The soldiers say they were deployed without adequate anti-drone defenses.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, an Iranian source claimed US Army casualties in the attack on Kuwait — a claim that remains unverified. The Washington Post account provides the first on-the-record soldier testimony about the incident, adding detail to the earlier unverified claims. The Post report does not specify the date of the attack or the exact base location.
The soldiers' allegations follow a pattern of reported US military vulnerability to Iranian drone attacks in the Gulf region. Earlier this month, Iran claimed drone strikes on US facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, and separately reported damage to the US air command center in Qatar. The Pentagon has not yet commented on the Washington Post report.
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