In response to hundreds of supporters of an Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militia storming the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday —breaking through the main entrance and setting fire to the reception area amid shouts of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” — President Trump has deployed 750 U.S. soldiers to the Middle East, with some 3,000 additional troops preparing to deploy soon if necessary.
In a press statement released Tuesday night, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced that he has authorized “the immediate deployment of the infantry battalion from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,” The Associated Press reports.
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