The Pentagon's Casualty Count Contortion: A War on Transparency The Pentagon's decision to reclassify four American troops killed during recent fighting between the US and Iran has raised questions about the true human cost of this protracted conflict.
At issue is not just the attempt to obscure the numbers, but a broader pattern of secrecy that has come to define the Trump administration's handling of military operations.
The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), once touted as the definitive source on US casualties in Iran, was updated last week with a new category called "Overseas Operations.