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Pentagon confirms first attack against troops in Iraq and Syria since February

By Mike Brest
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The Department of Defense confirmed that U.S. troops were the target of attacks by militias in Iraq and Syria recently.

Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder affirmed on Tuesday that the two attacks on April 22 were unsuccessful, injured no one, and that it was the first time these Iranian-supported militias carried out an attack like this since early February.

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