Feb 02 U.S. bolsters defenses after drone attack that killed 3 soliders at Jordan base By Tara Copp, Abdulrahman Zeyad, Associated Press The U.S. has bolstered the defenses in place to protect 350 troops at a base in Jordan that was attacked by Iran-backed militants as it prepares to retaliate for a drone attack that killed three service members. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says ‘risked it all’ By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The service members killed Sunday were all from Georgia — Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Sgt. Breonna Moffett of Savannah. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 10:16 U.S. blames Iran-backed militia for deadly attack, leaving Middle East on edge By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The United States on Wednesday blamed an umbrella group of Iranian-backed proxies for the weekend attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, further raising Middle East tensions. Vali Nasr, a former State Department adviser and professor at Johns Hopkins… Continue watching
Jan 31 Iran threatens to ‘decisively respond’ to potential U.S. attacks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press There are concerns that any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea… Continue reading
Jan 29 Enemy drone that killed American troops in Jordan was mistaken for a U.S. drone, preliminary report suggests By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. considers response to killing of 3 soldiers in Jordan By Associated Press Asked if the failure to shoot down the enemy drone was “human error," Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh responded that the U.S. Central Command was still assessing the matter. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden promises action after 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jan 29 What is Tower 22, the U.S. military base in Jordan where a drone attack killed 3 soldiers? By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The base sits near the demilitarized zone on border between Jordan and Syria along a sandy, bulldozed berm marking the DMZ’s southern edge. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: 3 U.S. troops killed in drone attack on military base in Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, three Americans were killed in Jordan by a drone strike that the U.S. blames on an Iran-backed militia, negotiators are discussing a new hostage release deal that would pause Israel’s offensive in Gaza for two… Continue watching
Jan 28 Biden says Iran-backed militia behind drone strike that killed 3 U.S. troops, injured 25 in Jordan By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first… Continue reading