Additional U.S. troops have been flown out of Iraq for closer evaluation of potential concussion injuries from the Iranian missile attack of January 8, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. Debris and rubble are seen at the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base earlier this month. More US troops are under medical evaluation after showing concussion symptoms'As medical treatment and evaluations in theater continue, additional service members have been identified as having potential injuries,' Urban said Tuesday evening. As recently as last Tuesday night, President Donald Trump said he had been told no American had been harmed in the Iranian missile strike. In the days following the Iranian attack, medical screening determined that some who took cover during the attack were suffering from concussion-like symptoms.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2020 01:41 UTC