Three US troops had been Sunday killed and 25 injured in a drone assault on a US base Jordan, the US navy stated.
US Central Command (Centcom) stated in a press release the casualties had been brought on by a drone assault at a base in northeast Jordan, close to the Syria border.
The killing of three Individuals at Tower 22 in Jordan close to the border with Syria is a big escalation of an already-precarious state of affairs within the Center East. Officers stated the drone was fired by Iran-backed militants and appeared to come back from Syria.
US President Joe Biden stated that the assault was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant teams”.
That is the primary time US troopers have been killed within the area after Hamas’s 7 October assault on Israel.
There have been assaults on US bases within the area however up to now there have been no casualties reported by the US military.
“Whereas we’re nonetheless gathering the information of this assault, we all know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant teams working in Syria and Iraq,” Mr Biden stated in a press release.
“Have little doubt – we are going to maintain all these accountable to account at a time and in a fashion our selecting.
“Jill and I be part of the households and buddies of our fallen – and Individuals throughout the nation – in grieving the lack of these warriors on this despicable and wholly unjust assault,” the assertion added.
At the least 34 personnel had been being evaluated for attainable traumatic mind damage, a U.S. official stated.
“Whereas we’re nonetheless gathering information, that is most assuredly the work of an Iranian-backed militia group,” a second official stated.
The deaths marked the primary fatalities of U.S. troops within the area since battle started in Gaza.
As of Friday, there had been greater than 158 assaults on US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, although officers have described the fixed volley of drones, rockets, and missiles as unsuccessful as they’ve ceaselessly not brought about severe damage or harm to infrastructure.
Biden stated the assault occurred on Saturday evening.
The assault is a significant escalation of the already tense state of affairs within the Center East, the place battle broke out in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ assault on Israel on Oct. 7 which killed 1,200. Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza has killed over 26,000 Palestinians, in line with the native well being ministry.
Whereas the US has to this point maintained an official line that Washington will not be at battle within the area, it has made strikes towards targets of Yemen’s Houthi teams which have been attacking business vessels within the Crimson Sea.
“We’ll stick with it their dedication to struggle terrorism. And have little doubt – we are going to maintain all these accountable to account at a time and in a fashion of our selecting,” Biden stated in his assertion launched by the White Home.
The killing of three Individuals additionally comes because the US and Iraq are anticipated to start talks quickly about the way forward for the US navy presence within the nation.
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