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The Com­bined Joint Task Force-Oper­a­tion Inher­ent Resolve has raised the threat lev­el for US ser­vice mem­bers in Iraq, while US con­trac­tors at Bal­ad Air Base were put on high alert fear­ing a response to US airstrikes in Syr­ia, two sources famil­iar with the move tell Fox News.

Increas­ing force pro­tec­tion pos­ture may last sev­er­al days and is con­sid­ered a rou­tine pre­cau­tion giv­en cur­rent con­di­tions on the ground.

“Pro­tec­tion of coali­tion troops is the #1 pri­or­i­ty, so tak­ing force pro­tec­tion lev­els high­er is wise and prudent,”