Continued Post Like This Can Lead to Serious Consequences: 24 US soldiers injured in 13 attacks in Iraq, Syria within week
According to the US Department of Defense, US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria were targeted at least 13 times last week.
According to NBC News, 24 US soldiers were injured last week in drone and rocket attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria.
This is the first attack of its kind in over a year.
Since regional tensions over Israel-Hamas have escalated dramatically, Washington is on high alert for activities by Iranian-backed groups.
As a result of Washington's interference in the conflict between Hamas and Israel's occupying forces, Iranian-backed groups in Iraq threatened to target US interests in the region.
Intensive Israeli air strikes continued for the 19th day, destroying entire neighborhoods and killing and injuring tens of thousands of civilians.
Middle Easterners are outraged at the increasing death toll.
The Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said US and coalition forces had been attacked at least 10 times in Iraq and three times in Syria between October 17 and October 24.
About 900 US soldiers are in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq.
Having US forces in Iraq and Syria is part of the US effort to combat ISIS, which controlled large areas in both countries before being defeated by local forces and air strikes led by an international coalition.
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