Drone attacks U.S. troops on Jordanian-Syrian border, causing deaths
Drone attacks U.S. troops on Jordanian-Syrian border (photo: Getty Images)
In northeastern Jordan, near the Syrian border, a drone attacked American troops. As a result, three soldiers were killed and many were injured, according to Reuters.
U.S. President Joe Biden blamed Iranian-backed groups for the attack on the U.S. military.
"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," he said.
The death of the soldiers was the first time that U.S. troops have been killed in the region since the start of the war in Gaza. According to Biden, the attack took place on Saturday night.
"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," the president said.
At the same time, Biden did not specify how many servicemen were injured.
Attacks on the U.S. military
On January 20, U.S. servicemen were lightly injured and an Iraqi security officer was seriously wounded in an attack on the Iraqi Ain al-Asad air base. The attack was carried out with the use of ballistic weapons.
Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas militants in October last year, the U.S. military has been attacked at least 58 times in Iraq and 83 times in Syria by Iranian-backed militants, usually with the use of missiles and attack drones.
