The primary instances of what turned often called Havana Syndrome emerged in Cuba in 2016.

Washington:

American intelligence businesses concluded it’s “impossible” the mysterious sickness often called Havana Syndrome that has stricken US personnel was brought on by a overseas actor or an vitality weapon, the Washington Put up reported Wednesday.

The primary instances of what turned often called Havana Syndrome emerged in Cuba in 2016, involving complaints of nosebleeds, migraines and nausea after experiencing piercing sounds at evening.

US intelligence had mentioned in 2022 that intense directed vitality from an exterior supply may have induced some instances of the debilitating situation.

And whereas the CIA mentioned the identical yr that it was “unlikely” a overseas actor had carried out a sustained marketing campaign focusing on US personnel, it couldn’t rule out overseas assaults in about two dozen instances.

Of the seven businesses that participated within the intelligence assessment of 1,000 so-called anomalous well being incidents, 5 mentioned it was “impossible” a overseas actor was accountable, both deliberately by way of means equivalent to a directed vitality weapon, or unintentionally, the Put up reported.

One other company mentioned it was “unlikely” a overseas adversary was accountable, whereas one other abstained, the newspaper added.

The Havana Syndrome instances sparked suspicions that Russia or one other rival was conducting campaigns to harm US officers.

The experiences of unexplained bodily illnesses unfold to US officers in China, Russia, Europe and even Washington, resulting in a broader investigation by the federal government.

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