According to the Pentagon, since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza, there have been about 200 attacks on US forces stationed in Iraq and Syria. These attacks have been carried out by militia groups supported by Iran. The World’s Shirin Jaafari. who is in northeastern Syria, tells host Carolyn Beeler there seems to be a fragile lull in the attacks.
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