The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran’s missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased. Last week, the Pentagon said 34 U.S. service members were hurt. Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell, a Pentagon spokesman, said Tuesday that 16 additional service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Of the 50, Campbell said, 31 service members had returned to duty. The military said symptoms of concussion or traumatic brain injury were not immediately reported after the strike and in some cases became known days later.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 02:26 UTC