2024-01-28T16:33:31+00:00
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/ Three American soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were wounded in an overnight drone attack on a small American outpost in Jordan, American officials told CNN, marking the first time American soldiers have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East. since then. The beginning of the Gaza war.
The American network reported: The killing of three Americans in Tower 22 in Jordan near the border with Syria represents a major escalation of an already perilous situation in the Middle East.
US Central Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday that three service members were killed and 25 others were wounded in a one-way drone attack that “targeted a base in northeastern Jordan.”
As of Friday, there had been more than 158 attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, though officials described the constant barrage of drones, missiles and missiles as unsuccessful because they often did not cause serious casualties or structural damage. Infrastructure.
It is not clear why air defenses failed to intercept the drone, which appears to be the first known attack on Tower 22 since attacks on US and coalition forces began on October 17. US forces are on site as part of an advise and assist operation. Mission with Jordan
US officials have repeatedly said they do not want to see rising tensions in the Middle East expand into a regional war. Asked last week whether the Pentagon assessed that Iranian proxies were intensifying their attacks on US forces, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said: “Not necessarily, no.”
In a previously taped interview with ABC News that aired Sunday morning, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown said part of the U.S. job is to “make sure we don’t have a conflict like we had in the Middle East.” expansion.”
He added: “The goal is to deter them, and we do not want to go down the path of greater escalation that would lead to a much broader conflict within the region.”