US Sends 300 More Troops to Middle East, Raising Total to 1,200

Pentagon strengthens forces as Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria step up attacks on American and Coalition units.

U.S. soldiers patrol the countryside of Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the border with Turkey on April 13, 2023. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images

The United States will deploy 300 additional troops to the Middle East following several new attacks on U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon has announced.

The forces will deploy to undisclosed locations in the Middle East outside of Israel, Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Oct. 31.