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[Regnum] Iran-linked groups are behind the increasing attacks on American targets in the Middle East, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on October 23.
According to him, recently missile and drone attacks on US facilities in Iraq and Syria have become more frequent.
On October 23, the US Department of Defense reported that American troops were attacked in Syria. Earlier, Fox News channel journalist Liz Frieden , citing representatives of the US Department of Defense, wrote on the social network X that the base in Syria where US troops are stationed was attacked by drones.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the United States sees prospects for escalation and an increased risk of attacks on its forces in the Middle East region. He recalled recent drone attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria, adding that the Pentagon is doing everything necessary to ensure US forces are ready and able to respond.
As reported by Regnum news agency , on October 21, two drones attacked the US military base "Harir" near the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. This was the third attack on US troops in Iraq. Thus, on October 18, the Islamic Resistance of Iraq launched attacks on Harir and another American base, Al-Assad, in Anbar province.
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