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The US Department of Defense announcedBintaghun) – Today, Tuesday – its army bases in Iraq and Syria were subjected to at least 13 attacks last week with drones and missiles.
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that 10 attacks targeted American forces in Iraq, and 3 targeted them in Syria.
Two security sources told Reuters today that two missiles landed inside a base Lion’s eye The air force hosts American and international forces, and is located in Anbar Governorate, western Iraq.
One of the sources explained that the two missiles were large, and that the missile launcher that fired them was found 50 kilometers southeast of the base.
A Reuters report said earlier today that the US Army is taking new steps to protect its forces in the Middle East with increasing fears of attacks launched by Iranian-backed groups, and the two security sources added that it leaves the door open to the possibility of evacuating the families of the soldiers if necessary.
Kirby: America is worried
White House spokesman John Kirby confirmed today that his country remains deeply concerned about the possibility of future attacks on American soldiers in the Middle East.
The White House said yesterday that Iran was in some cases “actively facilitating” missile attacks and…Drones Which its agents launch on American military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Joe Biden has directed the Pentagon to prepare for more of them and respond appropriately.
The United States has about 900 soldiers in Syria and 2,500 soldiers in Iraq under the pretext of fighting Islamic State organizationwhich controlled large areas of territory in both countries, before being defeated by local forces supported by air strikes carried out by an international coalition led by Washington.
The targeting of American bases has increased since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza strip On October 7, a few days ago, the Victoria base near Baghdad Airport – which includes American forces – was targeted with two Katyusha missiles, and the Ain al-Assad base was also targeted.
In Syria, the Al-Omar oil field and the gas pipeline connecting to the Konico natural gas plant were subjected to two separate missile attacks. They are two sites used by US forces as bases in the Deir ez-Zor countryside in northeastern Syria.
Before that, the Pentagon announced that the destroyer USS Carney shot down 3 missiles and a number of drones it launched. The Houthis From Yemen, indicating the possibility that it was directed towards targets in Israel.
