March 1 (UPI) -- Three members of the U.S. military were killed and five were seriously wounded in the Iranian response to U.S. and Israeli strikes the day before.
The service members are part of an Army sustainment unit based in Kuwait, which is one of several American bases in the Middle East that Iran has targeted as it responds to Operation Epic Fury that started early Saturday morning, NBC News and The New York Times reported.
U.S. Central Command announced in a post on X on Sunday morning that the troops had been killed in action and wounded as military continued hit targets, while also receiving counter attacks from Iran.
Several other troops also "sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions -- and are in the process of being returned to duty," CENTCOM said in the post. "Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing."
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