Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account
Survivors of an Iranian attack that killed six U.S. service members have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed.
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Survivors of an Iranian attack that killed six U.S. service members have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed.
U.S. service members spoke to CBS News' Jonah Kaplan about the deadly Iranian drone strike in Kuwait and recalled the moment an explosion hit the unit. The survivors described the heroism after the war's deadliest strike against the U.S. and disputed the Pentagon's description of the events.
CBS News exclusively spoke with a member of the Army's 103rd Sustainment Command, which is based in Iowa. The soldier survived an Iranian drone strike that killed six others and said their unit was "unprepared" to defend itself. Jonah Kaplan has more.
Rep. Rick Crawford, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, joins "The Takeout" to discuss the war in the Middle East, including claims from Army survivors of the deadly Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait that their unit was unprepared to defend itself.
U.S. service members who survived the Iranian attack in Kuwait last month speak out for the first time since the deadly strike. In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Jonah Kaplan, one soldier says the attack was preventable.
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Joey Amor, the husband of Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, who was one of the six soldiers killed at a command center in Kuwait when the Iran war began, sat down with CBS News to talk about the impacts of losing his wife. CBS News's Jonah Kaplan has more.
In an exclusive CBS News interview, Joey Amor, the husband of Nicole Amor reflects on her bravery and service after the Army Reserve soldier was killed in a March 1 Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. Watch his extended conversation with Jonah Kaplan.
The Minnesota mom of two and U.S. soldier was days from returning home from her tour in Kuwait when she was killed in an Iranian strike.
CBS News sat down for an exclusive interview with the husband of a service member killed in Kuwait during the first week of the war with Iran. Jonah Kaplan spoke with Joey Amor, the husband of Army Sgt. Nicole Amor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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