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October 27, 2023

U.S. Forces Attack Iran-Linked Facilities in Syria
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The Pentagon says U.S. forces attacked two facilities in Syria linked to
Iranian armed groups, in response to earlier attacks on U.S. military
personnel in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the
U.S. strikes were not connected to the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Nine hundred U.S. troops are also headed to the Middle East. This is
Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder.

Patrick Ryder: "While I won't talk specific deployment locations for
these forces, I can confirm that they are not going to Israel and that,
again, they are intended to support regional deterrence efforts and
further bolster U.S. force protection capabilities."



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