A drone attack by Iranian-backed terror groups on a U.S. base in Jordan has left three service members dead and 25 injured.
President Biden confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday, blaming the attack on “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”
The base is located in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border.
159 attacks on U.S. forces since mid-October. Three American troops killed overnight. Iran-backed proxies are funded and directed by officials in Tehran. There are thousands of U.S. troops across the region. Tense days ahead. pic.twitter.com/q1G4qKudvB
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) January 28, 2024
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