Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 12 (ANI): A residential building in southern Kuwait was struck by an aerial attack on Thursday morning, resulting in casualties and significant damage.
According to the Ministry of Defence, an “enemy drone targeted a residential building” in the southern part of the country during the early hours of the morning. In a post on X, the ministry confirmed that at least two people were injured and were receiving the necessary medical treatment.
Officials said the attack also caused considerable structural damage to the building. Authorities have not yet provided further details regarding the origin of the drone as investigations continue.
The incident follows reports that an earlier Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, which killed six US service members during the initial hours of the conflict, was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
According to a CBS News report citing multiple sources, dozens of personnel sustained serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, shrapnel wounds, and burns. The report also indicated that at least one individual may require the amputation of a limb.
Sources cited by CBS News described a grim and chaotic scene following that strike, which targeted a tactical operations center at the Shuaiba port outside Kuwait City on March 1. Thick smoke reportedly filled the structure rapidly, complicating rescue operations for those trapped inside.
By Tuesday night, more than 30 military personnel remained hospitalized with battle-related injuries linked to the Kuwait attack. They are currently receiving treatment at facilities including Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and Walter Reed Medical Center in suburban Washington, DC.
An additional 25 personnel are being treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, sources told CBS News. Around 20 of them reportedly arrived via a C-17 military transport aircraft on Tuesday with injuries classified by the military as urgent and requiring evacuation.
These cases involve traumatic brain injuries, memory loss, and concussions, according to three sources cited in the report. To manage the influx of patients, more than 100 medical personnel were reportedly deployed to the German facility.
Initially, US Defense Department officials did not provide detailed casualty figures from the Kuwait attack. On March 1, officials said five personnel were seriously wounded while several others suffered minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.
CBS News later reported that two service members were initially missing following the explosion and were only later found under the rubble.
Addressing the incident last week, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke about the challenges of intercepting such threats. He said that while air defense systems successfully intercept most incoming targets, occasionally one manages to get through.
“Sometimes one, unfortunately, we call it a squirter, makes its way through,” Hegseth said.
He added that in this case the drone struck a fortified tactical operations center, noting that such weapons remain highly destructive.
Despite the US military maintaining what it describes as robust air defenses to protect personnel within range of Iranian strikes, sources told CBS News that some weapons can still breach defensive perimeters.
On Tuesday, the 11th day of the conflict, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that approximately 140 US service members had been injured so far. He said the vast majority of those injuries were minor and noted that 108 personnel had already returned to duty.
However, Parnell confirmed that eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care.
According to CBS News, Pentagon officials did not immediately respond to additional questions regarding the specific locations where the injuries were sustained. (ANI)
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