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Pentagon Preparing For Potential Further Attacks On Bases In Iraq, Bolstering Security Of U.S. Embassy With Additional Troops

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Pentagon Preparing For Potential Further Attacks On Bases In Iraq, Bolstering Security Of U.S. Embassy With Additional Troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, hold a press briefing at the Pentagon on October 28, 2019. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Pentagon leadership on Thursday said Iranian-backed militias may be planning additional attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, as the department is deploying additional forces to the region and warning that further attempts to occupy the American embassy in Baghdad would be akin to running into “a buzzsaw.”  Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters he approved sending a battalion from the Army 82nd Airborne Division to bolster security efforts and prepare for potential preemptive actions, while a special-purpose task force of…

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