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US troops in the Middle East face a growing challenge : Consider This from NPR Ever since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas almost four months ago, U.S. leaders have been afraid that the conflict will grow.

That could have consequences for American troops in the Middle East. Recently, U.S. forces have been attacked in Iraq by Iran-backed militias, for example.

Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR's Jane Arraf in Amman, Jordan and NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about what all this could mean for troops in the region.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org

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US troops in the Middle East face a growing challenge

US troops in the Middle East face a growing challenge

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Ever since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas almost four months ago, U.S. leaders have been afraid that the conflict will grow.

That could have consequences for American troops in the Middle East. Recently, U.S. forces have been attacked in Iraq by Iran-backed militias, for example.

Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR's Jane Arraf in Amman, Jordan and NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about what all this could mean for troops in the region.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org

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In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, a Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. AS1 Jake Green RAF/AP hide caption

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In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, a Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

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This episode was produced by Megan Lim and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Kwesi Lee. It was edited by Andrew Sussman, James Hider and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.