U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
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About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering injuries including brain trauma, shrapnel wounds and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. Charlie D'Agata has more.
Dozens of U.S. forces suffered brain trauma and shrapnel wounds after a fatal attack in Kuwait, sources say. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the details.
Sources told CBS News that dozens of U.S. service members suffered serious injuries, including shrapnel wounds and brain trauma, in an Iranian drone strike on a tactical operation center in Kuwait on March 1. Six U.S. troops were killed in the same attack. Former CENTCOM Commander General Joseph Votel joins CBS News to discuss.
Dozens of U.S. service members suffered serious injuries in Kuwait as the war with Iran began, including shrapnel wounds and brain trauma, multiple sources told CBS News. Aaron Navarro has more.
Iran fired drones toward Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday, officials said, as tensions over the global oil supply ramp up. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has the latest.
All six service members died during an unmanned aircraft system attack in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
A U.S. Army memo appears to indicate that Iran surveilled the center in Kuwait where at least six soldiers were killed as the war in the Middle East sparked. CBS News' James LaPorta reports.
In the week before an Iranian retaliatory strike that killed six U.S. service members, Iranian intelligence was likely able to identify and track American forces, according to a memo reviewed by CBS News.
Six American service members were killed in a strike in Kuwait during the U.S.-Iran conflict, U.S. Central Command said.
As war rages across the Middle East, other parts of life are still carrying on. Tony Dokoupil has a look at recent holiday celebrations.
Satellite images show the facility in Kuwait where soldiers were working before and after a deadly Iranian drone strike. The Pentagon has identified four of the six Army reservists killed as it faces questions about the facility's perceived lack of defenses. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The State Department said it was facilitating charter flights from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE for Americans.
The U.S. has released the names of four U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who were killed in Kuwait after an Iranian strike hit a tactical operations center. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.
The Pentagon has released the names of the first U.S. service members killed in the ongoing war with Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.
Six key Gulf nations are on the verge of ending their neutrality in the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran, accusing Tehran of "reckless and indiscriminate attacks" on their territories. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran enters its fourth day with the conflict widening as Iran fires drones and missiles at 11 countries in the region and Israel announcing the deployment of ground forces into southern Lebanon. Matt Gutman reports.
The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 4 of the war.
For a third day, U.S. and Israeli forces are pounding Iran, striking more than a thousand targets across the country, including key government and military buildings in the capital. For now, the Iranian regime's military is fighting back hard, firing missiles and launching drones in at least 11 countries, including Israel and Kuwait. Tony Dokoupil and Matt Gutman have the latest.
Three American fighter jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses," CENTCOM said in a statement Monday, as the war with Iran continued for a third day.
As the war with Iran continues, three U.S. fighter jets crashed in Kuwait, but the pilots ejected safely, the U.S. military said. Meanwhile, the death toll surges amid ongoing strikes in Iran. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm; 148 were killed in action, to free Kuwait from Saddam Hussein. Yet, when Marine veteran Scott Stump set out to build a memorial on the National Mall, he faced "grueling" resistance.
Iran launched retaliation against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Private consultant Jonathan Franks said that additional Americans he represents are expected to be released by Kuwait later.