50 U.S. Service Members Have Been Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries After Iranian Missile Strike

U.S. soldiers inspect the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020.John Davison/Reuters, FILE

Daily Mail/AP: Pentagon now says 50 U.S. soldiers suffered traumatic brain injuries in the Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi base in retaliation for killing Soleimani after Trump initially said they were 'just headaches'

* Pentagon raised the number from 34 to 50 on Tuesday after the January 8 attack
* New total total belies President Trump's claim that no Americans were harmed
* He then sparked outrage by saying the injured troops suffered 'headaches' and it was 'nothing serious'

The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased.

The new casualty total belies President Donald Trump's initial claim that no Americans were harmed.

He then sparked outrage by saying that those who had been injured said they only suffered 'headaches' and it was 'nothing serious'.

Days after the attack, the military said 11 service members were injured. Last week, the Pentagon said that 34 U.S. service members were hurt.

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