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United States forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked with drones or rockets at least 27 times over the past two weeks, the Pentagon said on October 31.
During a press briefing, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that 16 of these attacks took place in Iraq and 11 in Syria.
At least six of these attacks were carried out, three in Iraq and three in Syria, after U.S. forces struck on October 26 two facilities in the eastern Syria governorate of Deir Ezzor used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups.
Another wave of strikes hit trucks near the al-Baukamal border crossing between Syria and Iraq on October 29. However, the U.S. didn’t claim responsibility.
“To my knowledge, [there were] no injuries, no damage to infrastructure,” Ryder said, answering a question about the results of the recent attacks on U.S. forces.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iranian-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for most recent attacks on U.S. forces in the country and neighboring Syria, saying that they were carried out in response to the Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
In two separate statements released on October 31 and November 1, the coalition said that it had attacked U.S. forces deployed at Ayn al-Assad Air Base in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar and a garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf with drones. No losses were reported in Ayn al-Assad, and the attack on al-Tanf was supposedly foiled.
Ryder announced during the same press briefing that the Pentagon was deploying 300 more troops to the Middle East region “to support regional deterrence efforts and further bolster U.S. force protection capabilities.”
“They aren’t going to Israel,” Ryder said.
The announcement came just a few days after the Pentagon said it was deploying some 900 troops and a dozen air defense systems in the region.
The U.S. appears to be preparing for a serious confrontation in the Middle East with Iran and its allies as it continues to provide unconditional support for the Israeli war on Gaza. Attacks on U.S. forces in the region will likely continue as long as the war is ongoing.
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by definition, the us forces illegally occupying are in all terms no different from isis. they steal, loot and rape. they murder and kill and use threats of violence and force to pursue a political agenda against sovereign states. the us also wouldn’t last 3 days as their bases would be leveled by the combined regional armies of iraq, syria and iran not to include lebanon. they risk to lose 1 carrier and possible a 2nd. the us knows this hence why they respond in small strikes.
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