US sends more than 3,000 soldiers to the Red Sea

AFP news agency on August 7 quoted the US Navy's announcement that more than 3,000 of its soldiers had arrived in the Red Sea as part of a plan to strengthen its forces there.

Thousands of US troops were brought to the Red Sea by the warship USS Bataan on August 6. Illustration photo. Source: AP

The US Navy's 5th Fleet said the troops arrived in the Red Sea aboard the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall after transiting the Suez Canal. The deployment comes after the US said its forces thwarted an Iranian attempt to seize commercial oil tankers in international waters off the coast of Oman a few days ago. The troops will add significant capability and flexibility to the US Navy in deterring destabilizing activity and reducing tensions in the region, said 5th Fleet spokesman Tim Hawkins.

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