{"id":152592,"date":"2024-01-29T08:15:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=152592"},"modified":"2024-01-28T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T21:17:25","slug":"drone-strike-results-in-american-casualties-three-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=152592","title":{"rendered":"Drone strike results in American casualties, three killed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A drone strike at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border, resulted in three Americans killed and 25 injured. Joe Biden identified Iran-backed militias as the ones who caused these fatalities. The U.S. is in the process of identifying the people responsible for the attack. Meanwhile Iran-backed fighters are relocating from where they normally position themselves.<\/p>\n

From the Associated Press:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since the war in Gaza began Oct. 7, Iranian-backed militias have struck American military installations in Iraq more than 60 times and in Syria more than 90 times, with a mix of drones, rockets, mortars and ballistic missiles. The attack Sunday was the first targeting American troops in Jordan during the Israel-Hamas war and the first to result in the loss of American lives. Scores of U.S. personnel have been wounded, including some with traumatic brain injuries, during the attacks.<\/p>\n

The militias have said that their strikes are in retaliation for Washington’s support for Israeli in the war in Gaza and have also said they aim to push U.S. forces out of the region.<\/p>\n

The U.S. in recent months has struck targets in Iraq, Syria and Yemen to respond to attacks on American forces in the region and to deter Iran-backed Houthi rebels from continuing to threaten commercial shipping in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

“I am confident the Biden Administration will respond in a deliberate and proportional manner,” said said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who heads the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n

Republicans in Congress said the administration’s approach had failed to deter America’s adversaries in the region.<\/p>\n

“We need a major reset of our Middle East policy to protect our national security interests,” said Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., went further, urging the administration “to strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression. The only thing the Iranian regime understands is force.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Associated Press has additional information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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