US President Joe Biden has vowed to strike back after a drone attack he blamed on Iran-backed militant groups killed three US troops in Jordan.
Many more service members were wounded during the unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border.
“Have no doubt — we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing,” the president said in a statement.
The deaths marked the first fatalities of US troops in the region since war began in Gaza. Mr Biden said the attack occurred last night.
Mr Biden’s statement did not mention how many troops were injured but CNN said at least two dozen service members were wounded in the attack.
A spokesperson for Jordan’s government said the attack was not on Jordanian soil but in Syria.
Muhannad al Mubaidin told Jordanian public broadcaster al Mamlaka television that the attack had targeted the US Al-Tanf base in Syria.
