Drone strike in Kuwait uncovers more severe US troop injuries than disclosed
An Iranian drone strike on a Kuwait port facility that killed six U.S. service members also produced injuries described as more severe than initially reported, including brain trauma, burns and shrapnel, with at least one case possibly leading to amputation. Survivors recalled smoke and chaos at the Shuaiba port, where the unit reportedly lacked hardened protections. Pentagon figures say about 140 U.S. service members were hurt in the first 10 days of the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran, with 108 returning to duty and eight still severely injured, and more than 30 hospitalized in the U.S. and overseas. The Defense Department later disputed earlier characterizations of the strike, emphasizing protective measures for troops. The dead include Sgt. Nicole Amor and five others; a seventh service member, Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, was killed in a separate strike in Saudi Arabia.