Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The Pentagon announced that the United States has reinforced its forces in the Middle East in the wake of a series of attacks on American forces in Syria, which Washington accuses Tehran of being behind.

And Pentagon spokesman Phil Ventura confirmed, in a statement Friday, the deployment of a squadron of A-10 attack aircraft in the region, noting that the date for sending the aircraft to the region was brought forward due to the attacks in Syria.

He added that the leadership ordered the survival of the strike group, which includes an aircraft carrier, in the region to support the forces of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM).

Ventura said: "We are committed to supporting the mission to defeat ISIS, as well as the global coalition in Syria, and are ready to respond to various sudden developments in the Middle East if necessary."

The spokesman explained that the attack group of the aircraft carrier "George HW Bush" will remain in the Mediterranean under the supervision of the European Command of the US Armed Forces (Eurocom), but it will support the US forces deployed in the Middle East in the event of any developments or the implementation of sudden operations.

The group also includes the guided-missile cruiser Letty Gulf, the destroyer Delbert D. Black and the auxiliary ship Arctic.

"All in all, these actions demonstrate the ability of the United States to quickly move forces around the world, and confirm that all necessary measures will be taken to protect American forces," the spokesman added.

This comes after a series of drone and missile attacks on US forces in Syria last week, one of which resulted in the death of an American retired man and the wounding of several other soldiers.

The United States accused "pro-Iranian groups" of carrying out the attack, and of launching strikes on sites inside Syria in response to the bombing of American forces.
Source: agencies