Three US service members have been killed and “many” others wounded throughout an unmanned aerial drone assault on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan close to the Syrian border, President Joe Biden has stated, blaming Iran-backed teams for the assault.
“Whereas we’re nonetheless gathering the info of this assault, we all know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant teams working in Syria and Iraq,” Biden stated in an announcement on Sunday.
“The three American service members we misplaced have been patriots within the highest sense. And their final sacrifice won’t ever be forgotten by our nation,” Biden added.
The deaths marked the primary fatalities of US troops within the area in months of strikes towards American forces throughout the area by Iran-backed armed teams for the reason that conflict between Israel and Hamas started in Gaza on October 7.
Biden stated the assault occurred on Saturday evening.
“We are going to stick with it their dedication to battle terrorism. And have little doubt – we are going to maintain all these accountable to account at a time and in a fashion of our selecting,” Biden stated within the assertion.
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