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A drone attack killed three U.S. service members and injured at least 34 near the border area where Jordan, Iraq and Syria meet. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group that includes Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba and other Iranian-backed militants, claimed responsibility for the attack, The Washington Post reported.
While visiting a church in Columbia, S.C., President Biden promised retaliation for the drone attack. “We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” Biden said before leading a moment of silence. He added, “And we shall respond.”
The one-way attack drone struck the living quarters of a base, a defense official said, causing injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to brain injuries. Eight of the injured service members were evacuated from Jordan for higher-level care, U.S. Central Command said in an update Sunday evening. There are 350 U.S. Army and Air Force personnel deployed at Tower 22, the base where the attack happened, Centcom said.
Domestic reactions to the attack began Sunday afternoon, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticizing the Biden administration’s strategy in the Middle East. “The entire world now watches for signs that the President is finally prepared to exercise American strength to compel Iran to change its behavior,” McConnell said in a statement.
CIA Director William J. Burns met Sunday with the Israeli and Egyptian intelligence chiefs and the Qatari prime minister in Paris as part of negotiations for a two-month cease-fire. The meeting was “constructive,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said afterward on social media. “There are still significant gaps that the sides will discuss this week in additional meetings.”
The United States and Iraq held initial talks in Baghdad to wind down the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. The talks are expected to lead to a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement. About 2,500 U.S. troops are in Iraq and 900 in Syria to prevent a resurgence of the extremist group.
At least 26,422 people have been killed and 65,087 injured in the Gaza Strip since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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While visiting a church in Columbia, S.C., President Biden promised retaliation for the drone attack. “We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” Biden said before leading a moment of silence. He added, “And we shall respond.”
The one-way attack drone struck the living quarters of a base, a defense official said, causing injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to brain injuries. Eight of the injured service members were evacuated from Jordan for higher-level care, U.S. Central Command said in an update Sunday evening. There are 350 U.S. Army and Air Force personnel deployed at Tower 22, the base where the attack happened, Centcom said.
Domestic reactions to the attack began Sunday afternoon, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticizing the Biden administration’s strategy in the Middle East. “The entire world now watches for signs that the President is finally prepared to exercise American strength to compel Iran to change its behavior,” McConnell said in a statement.
CIA Director William J. Burns met Sunday with the Israeli and Egyptian intelligence chiefs and the Qatari prime minister in Paris as part of negotiations for a two-month cease-fire. The meeting was “constructive,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said afterward on social media. “There are still significant gaps that the sides will discuss this week in additional meetings.”
The United States and Iraq held initial talks in Baghdad to wind down the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. The talks are expected to lead to a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement. About 2,500 U.S. troops are in Iraq and 900 in Syria to prevent a resurgence of the extremist group.
At least 26,422 people have been killed and 65,087 injured in the Gaza Strip since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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