U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 27 times over the past week, including five over the past 24 hours, the Pentagon said Monday.
At least 45 U.S. military members have been injured in the attacks, including 24 with traumatic brain injuries, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said. There have now been 38 total attacks on U.S. bases — 20 in Iraq and 18 in Syria — and eight since Friday.
Ryder said 32 troops have been injured at al-Tanf in southern Syria and another 13 have been hurt at al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. "I would highlight that all of these injuries occurred prior to the self-defense strikes that we took on 26th October. To my knowledge, there's been no injuries reported since then," he added.
"It was very important to send a very clear message to anyone who might seek to take advantage of the conflict in Gaza to threaten our personnel here or anywhere else in the region: Don't do it," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday at the Baghdad airport.
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