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While this suspect appears to have acted alone, organized retail theft is a growing concern across the state of New York.

Officials said more than 600,000 Americans living in Israel and Lebanon were of concern, but that removing them was a worst-case scenario.

Anonymous sources told Reuters that steps include expanding US military patrols, restricting access to base installations, and enhancing information collection, particularly through drone and other surveillance activities.

The United States is preparing for the possibility of carrying out a mass evacuation of hundreds of thousands of American citizens from the Middle East if the ongoing conflict in Gaza isn't contained, the Washington Post reported citing officials.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces have been attacked more than a dozen times in Iraq and Syria in the past week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Since Oct. 17, U.S. troops have been attacked ten times in Iraq and three times in Syria. The military has been attacked with missiles and drones. Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder blamed Iran-linked groups for the attacks. He warned that the attacks are likely to escalate in the near term. He asked Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani to ensure the safety of U.s. troops and coalition forces in the country amid the recent attacks."We are preparing for this escalation both in terms of prote...

Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder confirmed that US troops in Iraq had been attacked 10 times between October 17-24, troops in Syria had been attacked three times.

"We dont necessarily see that Iran has explicitly ordered them to take these kinds of attacks," Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters. Pressed on the issue, Ryder added: "We havent seen a direct order, for example, from the Supreme Leader saying: Go out and do this."

The United States has not seen a direct order from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to attack U.S. troops in the region, the Pentagon said on Monday following a rise in attacks in Iraq and Syria by suspected Iran-backed groups. U.S. forces have been repeatedly targeted by missiles and drones since the Israel-Gaza conflict began on Oct. 7 with Palestinian Hamas militants attacking southern Israel.

Pentagon said, “We dont necessarily see that Iran has explicitly ordered them to take these kinds of attacks." | World News