Three U.S. military personnel lost their lives, and numerous others sustained injuries in an unmanned aerial drone attack that targeted U.S. forces in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. President Joe Biden and U.S. officials reported this information on Sunday.
Biden attributed the attack to Iran-backed groups, stating, “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.” A US official informed Reuters that at least 34 personnel are undergoing evaluation for potential traumatic brain injury. Another official added, “While we’re still gathering facts, this is most assuredly the work of an Iranian-backed militia group.”
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First US Troops Deaths in Gaza Conflict Heighten Regional Tensions
The deaths marked the first fatalities of US troops in the region since war began in Gaza. Biden said the attack occurred on Saturday night. The attack is a major escalation of the already tense situation in the Middle East, where war broke out in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7 which killed 1,200. Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza has killed over 26,000 Palestinians, according to the local health ministry.
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US Targets Yemen’s Houthi; Biden Vows Accountability for Terrorism
While the United States has thus far maintained an official line that Washington is not at war in the region, it has made strikes against targets of Yemen’s Houthi groups that have been attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea. 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,” Biden said in his statement released by the White House.
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