{"id":78679,"date":"2023-12-21T21:44:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/21\/us-troops-in-iraq-and-syria-have-faced-over-100-attacks-since-october\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:14:08","slug":"us-troops-in-iraq-and-syria-have-faced-over-100-attacks-since-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/12\/21\/us-troops-in-iraq-and-syria-have-faced-over-100-attacks-since-october\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops in Iraq and Syria have faced over 100 attacks since October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since mid-October, bases housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/12\/07\/attacks-on-us-troops-in-iraq-and-syria-have-resumed-pentagon-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have come under attack<\/a> at least 102 times, a defense official confirmed to Military Times on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That number includes 47 incidents in Iraq and 55 in Syria, the official said, \u201cby a mix of one-way attack drones, rockets, mortars, and close-range ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the attacks either didn\u2019t reach bases or were shot down by U.S. defenses, the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The small number that did, however, have resulted in 66 injuries to U.S. troops, a number that has held steady since Dec. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has characterized the injuries, to include dozens of traumatic brain injuries, as \u201cnon-serious.\u201d All of the troops have since returned to duty, the defense official confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a 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