The&nbsp;US&nbsp;military on Monday disclosed a&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;50 per cent&nbsp;jump in cases of traumatic&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injury stemming&nbsp;from&nbsp;Iran's missile&nbsp;attack&nbsp;on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;climbing to over&nbsp;100.

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No&nbsp;US&nbsp;troops&nbsp;were killed or faced immediate bodily injury when&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;fired missiles at the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq in retaliation for the&nbsp;US&nbsp;killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike at the Baghdad airport on January&nbsp;3.

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The missile&nbsp;attacks capped a spiral of violence that had started in late December. Both sides have refrained&nbsp;from&nbsp;further military escalation, but the mounting number of&nbsp;US&nbsp;casualties could increase scrutiny on the Trump administration's approach to&nbsp;Iran.

Reuters was first to report earlier on Monday that there were over&nbsp;100&nbsp;cases of TBI, up&nbsp;from&nbsp;the 64 previously reported last month.

The Pentagon, in a statement, confirmed that so far 109&nbsp;US&nbsp;service members had been&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with mild traumatic&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injury. It added that 76 of them had returned to duty.

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The&nbsp;US&nbsp;military in the past had said to expect an increase in numbers in the weeks after the&nbsp;attack&nbsp;because symptoms can take time to manifest and&nbsp;troops&nbsp;can sometimes take longer to report them.

Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last month that the service members suffering&nbsp;from&nbsp;traumatic&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;had been&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with mild cases. He added that the diagnosis could change as time passed.

Symptoms of concussive&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;include headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light and nausea.

Pentagon officials have repeatedly said there has been no effort to minimize or delay information on concussive&nbsp;injuries. But the disclosures following Tehran's&nbsp;attack&nbsp;have renewed questions over the&nbsp;US&nbsp;military's policy regarding how it internally reports suspected&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;and whether they are treated publicly with the same urgency as loss of limb or life.

US&nbsp;Republican Senator Joni Ernst said&nbsp;more&nbsp;answers were needed.

"I've called on the Pentagon to ensure the safety &amp; care of our deployed forces who may be exposed to blast&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;in Iraq," Ernst said on Twitter.

US&nbsp;President Donald Trump appeared to play down the&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;last month, saying he "heard that they had headaches and a couple of other things" following the&nbsp;attack, prompting criticism&nbsp;from&nbsp;lawmakers and a&nbsp;US&nbsp;veterans group.

Various health and medical groups&nbsp;for years have been trying to raise awareness about the seriousness of&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injuries, including concussions.

Since 2000, about 408,000 service members have been&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with traumatic&nbsp;brain&nbsp;injury, according to Pentagon data.

The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.

The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100. Also read: The killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and its consequences No US troops were killed or faced immediate bodily injury when Iran fired missiles at the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike at the Baghdad airport on January 3. Also read: Iran fires 'more than a dozen' ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq The missile attacks capped a spiral of violence that had started in late December. Both sides have refrained from further military escalation, but the mounting number of US casualties could increase scrutiny on the Trump administration's approach to Iran. Reuters was first to report earlier on Monday that there were over 100 cases of TBI, up from the 64 previously reported last month. The Pentagon, in a statement, confirmed that so far 109 US service members had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury. It added that 76 of them had returned to duty. × The US military in the past had said to expect an increase in numbers in the weeks after the attack because symptoms can take time to manifest and troops can sometimes take longer to report them. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last month that the service members suffering from traumatic brain injuries had been diagnosed with mild cases. He added that the diagnosis could change as time passed. Symptoms of concussive injuries include headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light and nausea. Pentagon officials have repeatedly said there has been no effort to minimize or delay information on concussive injuries. But the disclosures following Tehran's attack have renewed questions over the US military's policy regarding how it internally reports suspected brain injuries and whether they are treated publicly with the same urgency as loss of limb or life. US Republican Senator Joni Ernst said more answers were needed. "I've called on the Pentagon to ensure the safety & care of our deployed forces who may be exposed to blast injuries in Iraq," Ernst said on Twitter. US President Donald Trump appeared to play down the brain injuries last month, saying he "heard that they had headaches and a couple of other things" following the attack, prompting criticism from lawmakers and a US veterans group. Various health and medical groups for years have been trying to raise awareness about the seriousness of brain injuries, including concussions. Since 2000, about 408,000 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, according to Pentagon data.

More than 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran missile attack

Islamic State's(IS) Amaq agency posted a video on showing three men in a vehicle who it said were on their way to carry out an attack on the Iranian military parade that killed 25 people a day earlier.

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A man wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with what appears to be a Revolutionary Guard logo discussed the impending attack in Farsi in the video.

"We are Muslims, they are kafirs (infidels). We will destroy them with a strong and guerrilla-style attack, God willing."

Ahvaz National Resistance, an Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement which seeks a separate state in oil-rich Khuzestan province, also claimed responsibility for the attack. Neither of them provided evidence.

"God willing all the kafirs (infidels) will all be eliminated, god willing. God willing if there is honesty and there is no deceit then the believers (us) will go to paradise," the man in the video added.&nbsp;

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for the attack and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen.

The assault, one of the worst ever against the most powerful force of the Islamic Republic, struck a blow at its security establishment at a time when the United States and its Gulf allies are working to isolate Tehran.

Islamic State's(IS) Amaq agency posted a video on showing three men in a vehicle who it said were on their way to carry out an attack on the Iranian military parade that killed 25 people a day earlier.

Islamic State's(IS) Amaq agency posted a video on showing three men in a vehicle who it said were on their way to carry out an attack on the Iranian military parade that killed 25 people a day earlier. Also Read: Iran parade gunmen wore 'fake military clothing' A man wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with what appears to be a Revolutionary Guard logo discussed the impending attack in Farsi in the video. "We are Muslims, they are kafirs (infidels). We will destroy them with a strong and guerrilla-style attack, God willing." Ahvaz National Resistance, an Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement which seeks a separate state in oil-rich Khuzestan province, also claimed responsibility for the attack. Neither of them provided evidence. "God willing all the kafirs (infidels) will all be eliminated, god willing. God willing if there is honesty and there is no deceit then the believers (us) will go to paradise," the man in the video added. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for the attack and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen. The assault, one of the worst ever against the most powerful force of the Islamic Republic, struck a blow at its security establishment at a time when the United States and its Gulf allies are working to isolate Tehran.

IS Amaq agency posts video of men allegedly involved in Iran attack

Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday (September 22), killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state news agencies reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.

State television said the assault, which wounded more than 60 people, targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered in the city of Ahvaz to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq.

An Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement called the Ahvaz National Resistance, which seeks a separate state in oil-rich Khuzestan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Islamic State militants also claimed responsibility. Neither claim provided evidence.

An eyewitness told state TV the gunmen wore "fake military clothing" and blindly fired into the crowd, shooting at women and children. State news IRNA agency reported women and children died in the assault.

Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a senior spokesman for Iran's armed forces, said the attackers had hidden weapons in an area near the parade route several days in advance.

The four gunmen were killed by security forces, Shekarchi said.

Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday (September 22), killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state news agencies reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.

Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday (September 22), killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state news agencies reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force. State television said the assault, which wounded more than 60 people, targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered in the city of Ahvaz to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq. An Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement called the Ahvaz National Resistance, which seeks a separate state in oil-rich Khuzestan province, claimed responsibility for the attack. Islamic State militants also claimed responsibility. Neither claim provided evidence. An eyewitness told state TV the gunmen wore "fake military clothing" and blindly fired into the crowd, shooting at women and children. State news IRNA agency reported women and children died in the assault. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a senior spokesman for Iran's armed forces, said the attackers had hidden weapons in an area near the parade route several days in advance. The four gunmen were killed by security forces, Shekarchi said.

Iran parade gunmen wore 'fake military clothing', fired on women and children: Eyewitness

The Islamic State today claimed responsibility for the attack in Baghdad that killed seven and wounded at least 28 people. 
 
The militants&rsquo; Amaq news agency stated that the bombing targeted members of the Badr organisation, backed by Iran. 
 
The IS had also claimed a truck bombing that took place in July killing more than 300 people in the Karada shopping area. 
 
The hardline Sunni group controls areas of northern and western Iraq, including the city of Mosul since 2004. 
 
(WION with inputs from agencies)

The militants' news agency stated that the bombing targeted members of the Badr organisation backed by Iran

The Islamic State today claimed responsibility for the attack in Baghdad that killed seven and wounded at least 28 people. The militants’ Amaq news agency stated that the bombing targeted members of the Badr organisation, backed by Iran. The IS had also claimed a truck bombing that took place in July killing more than 300 people in the Karada shopping area. The hardline Sunni group controls areas of northern and western Iraq, including the city of Mosul since 2004. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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