“There has been no attack against US forces in Iraq and Syria since Nov. 23,” the day before the ceasefire went into effect, Pentagon spokesman Wing Commander Pat Ryder said at a press conference.
Practically daily attacks against US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been halted since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Friday, the US Pentagon announced yesterday.
“There has been no attack against US forces in Iraq and Syria since Nov. 23,” the day before the ceasefire went into effect, Pentagon spokesman Wing Commander Pat Ryder said at a press conference.
Since the truce, US troops in the two countries have been the target of more than 70 missile, rocket and drone attacks since mid-October, for which the US has blamed Iran and organizations close to the Islamic Republic.
About sixty Americans were injured in the attacks after the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
Armed groups close to Iran have threatened to target US forces deployed in the Middle East because of Washington’s support for Israel in that war.
In recent weeks, responsibility for most of the attacks against US and coalition troops has been claimed by an organization calling itself the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq”, through channels on the Telegram platform of armed groups close to Iran.
Washington keeps about 900 of its troops deployed in Syria and another nearly 2,500 in Iraq as part of operations against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
In the same press conference, Wing Commander Ryder also announced that, as part of the Israel/Hamas truce, they have suspended UAV flights over the Gaza Strip for the purpose of locating hostages.
Source :Skai
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