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U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have come under repeated attack in recent weeks, including a rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday that reportedly injured five U.S. military personnel and contractors. The renewed strikes, which began in July, mark a resumption of a low-level war between America and Iran’s proxies in the Middle East that had ebbed earlier this year.

U.S. and allied forces have been attacked more than 170 times during the Gaza war: 102 times in Syria, 70 in Iraq, and once in Jordan. The latter assault, in January, ignited a round of escalatory U.S. counterattacks against Iranian-allied targets that led Iran to rein in its proxies. As Israel has widened the Gaza war in recent weeks, with more provocative attacks in Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen, Iran’s partners have resumed attacks on U.S. outposts across the region.

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[–] timduncant@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That doesn't sound very secret

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Secret to the US public?

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 8 points 1 month ago

Secret is that Americans don't ask stupid questions...

Clearly people in the host countries know we have them and they don't like it.

You would think DoD would take a fucking hint. But fuck that, put our troops there for "reasons"

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to be the third comment that says "I guess they're not really secret then"

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to be the second that says: Secret to the US public?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We've finally reached the critical mass of commenters needed to make this place feel like Reddit

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Not so secret anymore after Trump sold the information....

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

The most well-known "secret."

[–] featured@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Iran’s proxies” being anybody who doesn’t want to be imperialized and occupied, ok

[–] ImmortanStalin@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Colonial outposts feeling pressure from regional natives.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 7 points 1 month ago

Not that secret then are they?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Al asada was one of the best places to be when I was in Iraq. Sadly I wasnt in al asad.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago