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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/01/discord-leaks-iran-russia-syria/
Iran Plans to Escalate Attacks Against U.S. Troops in Syria
(Washington Post) Joby Warrick - Iran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the country, while also working with Russia to drive Americans from the region, intelligence officials and leaked classified documents say. Iran and its allies are training forces to use more powerful armor-piercing roadside bombs intended to target U.S. military vehicles, according to classified intelligence reports. The past three U.S. administrations have maintained a small contingent of 900 U.S. troops in Syria, augmented by hundreds more contractors, to prevent a resurgence by Islamic State militants and to thwart Iranian and Russian ambitions. Leaked documents describe plans for a campaign to stoke popular resistance and attacks against Americans in eastern and northeastern Syria. Russian, Iranian and Syrian military officials met in November 2022 and agreed on establishing a "coordination center" for directing the campaign.