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Three U.S. service members were killed in a drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. Twenty-five U.S. service personnel were also injured.
It is the first time that U.S. military personnel have been killed since Iran-backed militias began a campaign of attacks in mid-October in response to Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza.
A U.S. official said that the attack took place overnight at Tower 22, a small outpost in Jordan near the Syria border.
The strike, which was carried out by a one-way attack drone, marks an escalation in the fighting in the region.“Today, America’s heart is heavy,” President Biden said in a statement. “We will carry on their commitment to fight terrorism. And have no doubt—we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner [of] our choosing.”Biden said, “While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”Tower 22 is located close to Al Tanf Garrison in southeastern Syria, where U.S. forces have worked with local partners combating Islamic State militants.
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