Washington [US], January 29: US President Joe Biden said on January 28 that three US soldiers were killed and many injured in a drone attack targeting US forces in Jordan.
"While we are still gathering factual information about this attack, we know it was carried out by Iran - backed extremist groups operating in Syria and Iraq," President Biden said in a statement. father, according to Reuters.
Iran has not spoken yet.
President Biden said the attack occurred on the evening of January 27, targeting US forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border.
"We will fulfill our commitment to fight terrorism. And we will certainly hold all those responsible accountable at a time and in a way that we choose," President Biden emphasized.
Mr. Biden's statement did not mention the number of soldiers injured, while CNN reported that at least 24 soldiers were injured in the attack.
Later, a US official told Reuters that the number of US soldiers possibly injured in the above attack had increased, with about 34 personnel being monitored for possible traumatic brain injuries.
The Pentagon has not yet released details about the type of injury, but traumatic brain injuries are common after a large explosion.
The deaths of the three soldiers mentioned above mark the first US military casualties in the region since the Hamas-Israel conflict broke out on October 23, 2023, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, Jordanian government spokesman Muhannad al Mubaidin said on January 28 that the attack that killed three US soldiers did not take place on Jordanian soil but in Syria, according to Reuters. Spokesman Muhannad al Mubaidin told Jordanian public broadcaster al Mamlaka that the attack targeted the US Al-Tanf base in Syria. There is currently no information about Syria's response.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
