Almost two dozen U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Syria were injured in drone attacks last week that officials said were launched by militant groups backed by Iran, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
The Pentagon said 21 U.S. troops received minor injuries from drone attacks on Oct. 17-18 at Al-Assad Airbase in Iraq and the Al-Tanf garrison in Syria. All injured personnel eventually returned to duty, officials said. Iraqi Shiite militia groups with deep ties to Tehran have targeted U.S. installations in the past.
“It is important to note, in some cases, service members may report injuries such as several days after attacks occur, so numbers may change,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said Wednesday in a statement.The U.S. has about 3,000 troops based in Iraq and Syria as part of an anti-Islamic State coalition.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also issued “prepare to deploy” orders to about 2,000 military personnel and ordered air defense batteries, including the Patriot missile system, to the Middle East.
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