ADDITIONAL US SOLDIERS LEAVE IRAQ
ADDITIONAL US SOLDIERS LEAVE IRAQ FOR TREATMENT AFTER IRAN MISSILE ATTACK 6park.comBy JERUSALEM POST STAFF https://m.jpost.com/Middle-East/Additional-US-soldiers-leave-Iraq-for-treatment-after-Iran-missile-attack-614898
6park.comU.S. soldiers inspect the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/JOHN DAVISON) 6park.comThe number of service members requiring treatment could increase in coming days. 6park.comAdditional US soldiers were transported out of Iraq for medical treatment and evaluation after the Iranian missile attack on US bases in the country two weeks ago, reported the Washington Post on Tuesday. Initially, President Donald Trump and other defense officials had stated that no service members were injured in the attack. 6park.comThe announcement comes after an earlier statement by the Pentagon on Friday that 11 service members required medical treatment outside Iraq. US military officials didn't say how many more soldiers were receiving care, but did say that "additional" personnel had been sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
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