{"id":30678,"date":"2023-10-23T22:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T22:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/23\/us-troops-in-middle-east-brace-for-significant-escalation-of-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:55:37","slug":"us-troops-in-middle-east-brace-for-significant-escalation-of-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/10\/23\/us-troops-in-middle-east-brace-for-significant-escalation-of-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops in Middle East brace for \u2018significant escalation\u2019 of attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pentagon on Monday announced that troops in Syria had shot down two more drones near al-Tanf garrison, bringing the total number of confirmed attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria over the past week<\/a> to four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the U.S. moves assets around the Middle East to support Israel in its war against Hamas and deter attacks from other combatants, the number of attempts to strike U.S. troops nearby has increased sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve been under an increase of attacks for the really for the last three days or so at various locations\u201d throughout U.S. Central Command, a senior military official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told reporters on Monday. \u201cSo, that is a clear indicator that additional force protection measures are needed and that\u2019s what the secretary has ordered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon is still compiling a complete list of recent attacks to share, the senior defense official told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, the U.S. ordered two carrier strike groups to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, along with an amphibious ready group with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. Various Air Force fighters were also moved to the region, and another 2,000 troops are on 24-hour prepare-to-deploy orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t