Iran-Backed Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria Hit ‘Nearly 140’

Breitbart ^ | 19 Jan 2024 | KRISTINA WONG

[Red Badger]

There have been “nearly 140” recent Iran-backed attacks on American troops stationed in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon revealed Thursday.

“To date, there have been approximately 140 attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria. They have 57 attacks — attacks in Iraq and 83 attacks in Syria,” Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a press briefing in response to a question.

The new spate of attacks on U.S. troops began in mid-October, after the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,200 and kidnapping about 240.

The attacks have continued over the last month, despite the U.S. hitting back at those forces.

Between October 17 and December 15, there were nearly 100 attacks — or an average of 30 per month. The new tally shows those attacks continued roughly at the same pace into January.

The Pentagon argues that the attacks are not related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, and do not count as a widening of that conflict, despite them occurring in Iraq and Syria.

[Red Badger]

And Biden does nothing.......................

[EEGator]

Define Iran backed.

Good thing we deposed Saddam and created a power vacuum.
At least Iran doesn’t have nukes…

[adorno]

Correction:

“Iran-Backed and U.S-funded Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria Hit ‘Nearly 140’”

[antidemoncrat]

I’m sure the Biden administration will execute their plan to counteract that aggression ... as soon as they come up with one

[Marko413]

I’ve changed a lot since i first started watching conflicts in the middle east for the last 3 decades.

Around the end of the 2nd Iraq war, I began realizing all of our attempts to help these countries have been fruitless and costly. There really is no point. Any risk to resources we need there isn’t worth it. I wish we would completely pull out from the middle east. All conflicts, all aid, I’d even be fine with pulling embassies. Only exception I’d make is Israel. Let’s just let these Muslim countries destroy each other. There’s no value in trying to preserve them.

And in this instance of global shipping, there are over 150 countries on this planet. Surely others can send their navies.

[PGR88]

FJB is most definitely hiding casualties.

These attacks have been occurring for months

[wardamneagle]

It’s like Tom Brady having a 2000 yard game playing the Buffalo Bills. s/
What is the game plan here?

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

I agree

I was once on the bush bandwagon and looking back , was a disaster

We should let them kill themselves. Only issue is that they will use nuclear weapons on each other

I really hope we will have less dependence on their oil. We need to get out of the middle eat and let them kill each other

Pakistan and Iran go to war ? I don’t care

[Trumpisourlastchance]

Get them out of there, where they are not even present legally, and put them on our southern border where we are being invaded every single day.