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Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war.
The killing of three Americans at Tower 22 in Jordan near the border with Syria is a significant escalation of an already-precarious situation in the Middle East. Officials said the drone was fired by Iran-backed militants and appeared to come from Syria.
US Central Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday that three service members were killed and 25 injured in a one-way drone attack that “impacted at a base in northeast Jordan.”
President Joe Biden vowed on Sunday to hold those responsible for the attack “to account,” saying that while facts are still being gathered, “We know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”
“These service members embodied the very best of our nation: Unwavering in their bravery. Unflinching in their duty. Unbending in their commitment to our country — risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, and our allies and partners with whom we stand in the fight against terrorism. … [H]ave no doubt – we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.”
Our soldiers are there because…?
And we are surprised by an attack on them…?
I like to play flip-flop in my head: German soldiers or Syrian for this matter dotted around the USA. Incomprehensible.
How has it come to be normal for our soldiers to be in… 139 countries worldwide?
Sorry for the men who died for nothing – wish any number of DC bureaucrats and politicians or even State level were in their place.
“…we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.” – Biden
Yeah, right. When exactly will Hell freeze over?
Me thinks Israel did it instead of Iran in order to draw the U.S. into fighting their war. Benjamin Netanyahoo has more control in Washington than that mummy in the White House does.
I am surprised that it has been 3 months and yet no terrorist attack so that they can call everyone who doesn’t support Israel a terrorist supporter. Guess I was wrong.