Pakistan, July 27 -- The US Department of Defense has released updated casualty figures for the ongoing conflict with Iran, reporting that 18 American service members have been killed and 624 wounded since the military campaign began.

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According to the Pentagon, its Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) was updated over the weekend to include more than 140 additional wounded personnel. The department also reinstated four service members who were recently killed in Iranian attacks, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18.

US media reported that the Pentagon has introduced a new "Overseas Operations" category within the DCAS database to track military casualties from ov...