Decision raises questions about properly counting impact of war on US service members, but Pentagon denies trying to hide growing toll, blames it on 'temporary data disruptions'

The casualties have been moved to a separate category, raising questions about how the impact on U.S. service members is being counted.

The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon's official casualty count