An overnight drone attack on a US military outpost in northeast Joran has killed three American troops and left 25 more injured, according to breaking reports Sunday morning.
The outpost, called Tower 22, is located very close to the Syrian border, and the casualty rate is so high as soldiers were reportedly sleeping in tents when the drone struck. By all accounts thus far, the drone appears to have come from Syrian territory.
President Joe Biden issued a statement announced the attack on Americans, saying that "radical Iran-backed militant groups" in Syria and Iraq were behind it.
"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," Biden said. "Have no doubt - we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing."
"Jill and I join the families and friends of our fallen - and Americans across the country - in grieving the loss of these warriors in this despicable and wholly unjust attack," the statement added.
According to CNN:
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."
US officials have said that identities of the slain will not be revealed for 24 hours until their families have been notified.
Tower 22 is also close to the Iraq border, and the US occupation base at Tanf...
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 28, 2024
US announces that 3 American soldiers were killed by a suicide drone striking the Tower 22 military outpost in Jordan last night.
Another 25 Americans wounded.
Tower 22 (Area 55) is located right next to the border with Syria and Iraq.
Major crisis happening pic.twitter.com/z0lladWID5
Crucially, these are the first known American troop deaths in the Middle East region since Hamas Oct.7 terror attack.
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