US military is sending "small number" of troops to the Middle East amid Israel-Lebanon escalation,
The US military is sending “a small number of US military personnel forward” to the Middle East to “augment the forces already in the region,” amid heightened tensions between Israel and Lebanon, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said on Monday.
“In light of the increased tensions in the Middle East, and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” Ryder said.
“But for operational security reasons I’m not going to comment further.”
Ryder declined to say how many troops were deployed, where they were sent, and what branch they belonged to.
The US already has thousands of troops in the region and has positioned assets in the eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea amid the heightened tensions, including destroyers, the Lincoln carrier strike group, and fighter aircraft, Ryder said.
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