Joni Ernst

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Iran attacked a US base in Iraq as a retaliation for The Killing of Iran's General Qasem Suleimani

The Number of US soldiers suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to an Iranian attack on a US base in Iraq in January, 109 increased, according to U.S. officials.

The figure is a significant increase from the 64 injured service members, previously reported by The Pentagon .

President Donald Trump initially said no Americans were injured in the raid.

The Attack on 8. February came amid tensions over The Killing of an Iranian general.

Almost 70% of the injured service members returned to their duties, The Pentagon added in his opinion.

Mr Trump originally not cited the supposed lack of injuries in his decision to retaliate against Iran.

The increasing number of reported cases is a result of the mild form of the injury, which means that the symptoms take time to manifest, said The Pentagon in a press conference in January.

"they landed in a way that does not affect anyone," Mr Trump told Fox Business Network on Monday.

"And so, if you came and told me that no one was killed, I was impressed and, you know, I Heard something, that would be very devastating for you," he said, without specifying what has been "stopped".

But Senator Joni Ernst , a Republican from Iowa, called for more answers.

"It is important we have a plan for the treatment of these injured service members.

"I have called on The Pentagon to ensure the safety and supply of our troops who may be exposed to blast injuries in Iraq," she tweeted.

Last month, President Trump downplaying the significance of traumatic brain injury played in the question of the effects of The Attack .

"I Heard that you had a headache, and a few other things, but I would say, and I can assure you, it is very serious," he said.

on the question of possible TBIs, he said: "I think that you are very serious injuries relative to other injuries I've seen. "

What are traumatic brain injuries?

TBIs are often in war zones, according to the US military.

is The Most Common Cause of a SHT for the deployed soldiers from an explosive blast, writes of the US defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

they are classified as mild, moderate, severe or penetrating. A mild TBI is also known as a concussion, and can be caused by an Explosion, the "atmospheric pressure followed by under-pressure or vacuum".

The air vacuum penetrate solid objects make it possible to avoid the soldiers, to be blunt force trauma, but still get an invisible brain injury.

More Than 400,000 troops were diagnosed with TBI since 2000, according to the U.S. Government .

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Source of news: bbc.com