US transfer about 900 more troops to Middle East

About 900 more US troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for US personnel, Report informs referring to Reuters.

As tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war, US and coalition troops have been attacked at least 12 times in Iraq and four times in Syria in the last week, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters.

A total of 21 US forces have suffered minor injuries, the vast majority of them traumatic brain injuries.

The United States has sent warships and fighter aircraft to the region since the conflict erupted on October 7, including two aircraft carriers, to try to deter Iran and Iran-backed groups. The number of troops added to the region is in the thousands.

Ryder said US forces were again targeted earlier on Thursday in Iraq but the attack failed.

"I'm not going to have more specific information to provide to you from here in terms of specific groups that have claimed responsibility (for attacking US personnel), other than to say we know that these groups are affiliated with Iran," Ryder said.