{"id":90371,"date":"2019-04-04T14:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T14:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/04\/iran-killed-more-us-troops-in-iraq-than-previously-known-pentagon-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:12:58","slug":"iran-killed-more-us-troops-in-iraq-than-previously-known-pentagon-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/04\/04\/iran-killed-more-us-troops-in-iraq-than-previously-known-pentagon-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran killed more US troops in Iraq than previously known, Pentagon says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: A previous version of this article reported that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq killed by Iranian-backed militants was at least 608, as written in a State Department transcript. However, the correct number is 603, according to a follow-up statement by the Pentagon. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is upping the official estimate on the number of U.S. troops in Iraq who were killed by Iranian-backed militias, now putting that number at at least 603.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials previously said that Iran was linked to the deaths <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2015\/07\/14\/iran-linked-to-deaths-of-500-u-s-troops-in-iraq-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>of roughly 500 troops<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means roughly one in every six American combat fatalities in Iraq were attributable to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deaths are attributed to proxies sponsored by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps \u2014 Iran\u2019s elite military force that protects the regime from internal and external threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring Operation Iraqi Freedom, DoD assessed that at least 603 U.S. personnel deaths in Iraq were the result of Iran-backed militants,\u201d Navy Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a Pentagon spokesman, said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese casualties were the result of explosively formed penetrators (EFP), other improvised explosive devices (IED), improvised rocket-assisted munitions (IRAM), rockets, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), small-arms, sniper, and other attacks in Iraq,&#8221; Robertson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon did not provide Military Times with the new report to independently assess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new assessment was given to the State Department and reported to the press during a briefing Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis death toll is in addition to the many thousands of Iraqis killed by the IRGC\u2019s proxies,&#8221; State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino said during the press brief.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/02\/victims-look-to-punish-iran-for-attacks-against-us-troops-in-iraq\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Shredded-Humvee.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Victims look to punish Iran for attacks against US troops in Iraq<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The lawsuit is asking for $10 billion in damages for the victims and their families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That new total accounts for 17 percent of all deaths of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/20\/us-to-remain-in-iraq-as-long-as-needed-command-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. personnel in Iraq<\/a> from 2003 to 2011, the State Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a Department of Defense statistic,&#8221; Palladino added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the deaths occurred during the surge in Iraq, when President George W. 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