– We call on the government of Iraq to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of US forces in Iraq and Syria against attacks by these groups. If these attacks continue, we will not hesitate to defend our forces, as we have done in the past – Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.
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ATTACKED AMERICAN BASE IN SYRIA At least five rockets were fired from the territory of Iraq, a mortar was attached to a truck
The attacks on American bases in the past few days took place after a pause of several months, after three American soldiers were killed in Jordan in January.
The US has 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in eastern Syria.
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