In the five weeks of the war against Iran, 13 American service members were killed and more than 360 were injured.
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- 13 American service members were killed, and more than 360 were injured in the war against Iran according to official Pentagon figures.
- Public sentiment shows that two-thirds of Americans support ending the war against Iran as quickly as possible.
US loses 13 soldiers in Iran in a month
This is stated in the latest Pentagon reports.
As of April 3, according to official Pentagon data, 365 American servicemen were injured and 13 died as a result of the military campaign against Iran.
Two-thirds of Americans favor ending the war against Iran as quickly as possible
The largest share of the wounded are land forces (247), navy — 63, among marines — 19 wounded, among air force personnel — 36.
Seven American service members were killed in Iranian strikes on US targets in the region in the early days of the war. Another six died aboard a missing tanker plane, an incident that is being called an accident.
Over the past 24 hours, it has become known about the first cases of Iran shooting down American aircraft — one F-15 with two crew members and an A-10 Thunderbolt II with one pilot. The fate of one of the F-15 crew members remains unknown, the others escaped and are safe.
In the early days of the campaign, the US lost three F-15s to mistaken "friendly fire" from Kuwaiti air defenses, all crew members were rescued.
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