FYI

 

It's escalating  on various fronts.

You're just not hearing all that much about it or the details.

US fighter jets strike Iran-backed targets in Iraq after repeated attacks on US bases

"US officials say their forces have been attacked approximately 66 times since October 17 as a result of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza — 32 times in Iraq and 34 times in Syria."

“The strikes were in direct response to the attacks against US and Coalition forces by Iran and Iran-backed groups,” the post added, and come the day after a previous US airstrike killed multiple Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq."

"Hours earlier, a warplane struck a militia facility where Iranian-backed forces had fired a short-range ballistic missile at American and allied personnel in the country, the Pentagon said."

"It was the first time the United States has announced a strike on Iranian proxy forces in Iraq since targeting Tehran-linked sites in Syria on three occasions in recent weeks, in response to a spike in attacks on American personnel."

"Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters in Washington that US forces “have been attacked approximately 66 times since October 17 — 32 separate times in Iraq and 34 separate times in Syria.”

While American forces have been targeted in both Iraq and Syria, Washington had until now only responded with strikes in Syria in an apparent bid to avoid inflaming political tensions in Iraq, which the United States invaded in 2003 and where Iran wields substantial influence.

"Singh said the terrorists were targeted in Iraq “because the AC-130 was able to determine the point of origin from where the close-range ballistic missile was… fired to the base” and then tracked the militiamen in their vehicle."

"She added it was the first time such a munition had been used against US forces since the wave of attacks began on October 17."

Point is?

Several first have occurred.

First short range ballistic missile fired on American troops since the Hamas war started, and the first American military response inside Iraq.