Trump orders more troops to Middle East as Iran prepares its response
President Trump has authorized the deployment of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran are sky-high following the targeted killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commanding officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force.
In addition to the paratrooper battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force (IRF), the Pentagon has deployed to the theater the 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. The 82nd paratroopers are to conduct presence patrols in the streets of Baghdad.
Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central (SPMAGTFCRC) have also been deployed to enhance the security of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The Crisis Response Force (CRF), A Company, 1st Battalion, of the 5th Special Forces Group is also on standby. Additionally, Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries have been put on high alert in Bahrain.
Several C-17 cargo aircraft have scrambled from the U.S. and headed toward the Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of operations. In addition, four MC-130J Commando Solo IIs of the 67th Special Operations Squadron (67th SOS) took off from RAF Mildenhall heading toward Iraq.
The United Kingdom and Israel have also raised their alert status. Meanwhile, Foreign oil companies have been evacuating their employees from the country.
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