Biden Says 3 Americans Killed, 'Many' Wounded In Drone Attack In Jordan
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The president accused Iran-backed militia groups of being behind the attack, which had the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes across the Middle East.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday. He attributed the attack to Iran-backed militia groups.
They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, increasing the risk of escalation.
Biden said the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.”
The attack Saturday night took place in northeast Jordan, near the border with Syria.
There was no immediate reaction from Jordan, a kingdom bordering Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Saudi Arabia and Syria.