Allegations Of Pentagon “Casualty Cover-Up”: The Intercept
Currently the official numbers… “Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 303 US service members have been wounded,” CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins said earlier this week. And, as of April 2nd, 13 US service members have been confirmed killed going back to the war’s start on February 28, 2026. But The Intercept is alleging an astounding “casualty cover-up” by the Trump administration:
Almost 750 U.S. troops have been wounded or killed in the Middle East since October 2023, an analysis by The Intercept has found. But the Pentagon won’t acknowledge it.
U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, appears to be engaged in what a defense official called a “casualty cover-up,” offering The Intercept low-ball and outdated figures and failing to provide clarifications on military deaths and injuries.
Two officials confirmed that at least 15 soldiers were injured last week in an Iranian strike on a Saudi air base, adding that “Hundreds of US personnel have been killed or injured in the region since the US launched a war on Iran just over a month ago.”
https://modernity.news/2026/04/03/allegations-of-pentagon-casualty-cover-up-the-intercept/