Original sentence: Operation Irving was deemed a great success, with the Allies claiming they had killed 2,063 PAVN/VC and captured 1,409 with losses to the allies of 52 dead.The sustained operations were deemed a success by the United States with a body count of more than 2,500 PAVN/VC soldiers for the loss of about 300 American dead
Edited sentence: Operation Irving was deemed a great success, with the allies claiming they had killed 2,063 PAVN/VC and captured 1,409 with losses to the allies of 52 dead.The sustained operations were deemed a success by the United States which claimed that more than 2,500 alleged PAVN/VC soldiers body count were thought to have been killed by American forces at a loss of about 300 American dead