The U.S. is deploying another 300 troops to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. troops based in Syria have been attacked several times within hours, an Iranian-backed group has said, as fears grow that hotspots of violence in the Middle East, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, could flare into broader bloodshed.The Iranian-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq group targeted the Al-Tanf military base, hosting U.S. troops in southern Syria, with two drones on Wednesday, representatives for the movement said in a statement.
Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on October 22 that Washington was 'concerned' about any possible escalation of conflict in the region by Tehran. 'We expect that there's a likelihood of escalation—escalation by Iranian proxies directed against our forces, directed against our personnel,' he said.Iran has backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq, as well as Hamas and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah.Between October 26 and October 31, the U.S.
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