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Nine Hundred U.S Troops Heading To Middle East

USA – About 900 additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East or have newly arrived there to bolster air defenses to protect U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks in the region by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said, yesterday.

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USA – The Pentagon says about 900 additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East to bolster air defenses to protect U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks in the region by Iran-affiliated groups.

Pentagon Spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told a news briefing that as tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. troops have been attacked at least 12 times in Iraq and four times in Syria in the past week.

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