The Pentagon declared that it was sending 300 more troops to the Middle East amid attacks against U.S. bases.
“I can announce the decision to deploy an additional 300 troops to the U.S. Central Command region from home stations in the continental United States,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.
“These additional troops will provide capabilities and explosive ordinance disposal, communications, and other support enablers for forces already in the region,” he added.
Nine hundred forces have already been deployed to the region.
Since October 17, there have been 27 attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, leaving 21 servicemembers injured.
Ryder claimed that the attacks on U.S. bases are not linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.
During a press briefing, Ryder said, “Well, certainly this is not the first time we’ve seen these Iranian proxy groups do these kinds of things for a multitude of purported various reasons that in and of itself is not unusual.”
Reporting from Breitbart:
Ryder previously said on October 23, in response to a question about the Pentagon moving assets to the region for force protection, “I think we are concerned about escalation based on, you know, you’ve seen several groups throughout the region publicly say, ‘Hey, you know, if there is a ground incursion, we are going to scale up our attacks.'” ... Last Thursday, the Pentagon conducted airstrikes against weapons and ammunition storage facilities in Syria in response to the attacks on U.S. bases, saying that there were no casualties from the strikes.
