Dozens Of American Soldiers Severely Wounded In Iran Strike, One Requiring Limb Amputation: REPORT

The recent Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six American service members and wounded others was actually much more severe than was previously disclosed, CBS News reported Tuesday.

The Iranian drone strike hit a fortified tactical operations center in Kuwait’s Port Shuaiba on March 1, just days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28. Dozens of American service members sustained severe injuries from the drone strike in Kuwait, including brain trauma, shrapnel wounds and burns, CBS News reported, citing multiple anonymous sources. At least one of them needed to have one of their limbs amputated, according to the outlet.

Sources told CBS News that over 30 U.S. military members were still hospitalized as of Tuesday night with injuries from the attack in Kuwait, with one being hospitalized at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, 12 at Walter Reed Medical Center outside of Washington, D.C., and around 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Roughly 20 of the wounded military members arrived at Landstuhl on Tuesday aboard a C-17 military transport aircraft with injuries that the U.S. military categorized as “urgent” and requiring evacuation, such as traumatic brain injuries, memory loss and concussions. Over 100 medical personnel were dispatched to Landstuhl to help out, the outlet reported.

When reached for comment, a Department of War (DOW) spokesperson told the