{"id":118574,"date":"2024-11-23T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T08:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=118574"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T08:28:47","slug":"206-attacks-target-u-s-forces-in-middle-east-since-oct-2023-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/118574\/","title":{"rendered":"206 attacks target U.S. forces in Middle East since Oct 2023 \u2013 Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The U.S. Department of Defense announced late Friday night that U.S. forces had been targeted in 206 attacks across the Middle East between Oct. 18, 2023, and Nov. 21, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the onset of the Gaza war, U.S. military bases in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan have come under attack by groups linked to Iran. 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