Pentagon sending thousands of more troops to Middle East
Pentagon sending thousands of more troops to the Middle East as Israel begins ground invasion of Lebanon
The Pentagon announced Monday that the US is sending thousands more troops to the Middle East as Israel initiates “ground raids” into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah terrorists. The “few thousand” additional forces will up the total number of US troops stationed at bases in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries to some 43,000.
Pentagon Sends Additional Troops to the Middle East
The additional forces, which one official placed at between 2,000 and 3,000, will bolster security for the 40,000 U.S. troops already in the region and help defend Israel, officials said.
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Israel’s military said it was bolstering the number of troops carrying out what it calls limited raids against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, as the Lebanese army said the Israelis had breached the Blue Line,
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