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Three US troops killed and 25 injured in drone attack in Jordan

Three US troops killed and 25 injured in drone attack in Jordan

Three American troops have been killed and 25 injured in a drone attack in Jordan.

The drone attack impacted a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border.

US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq”.

The identities of the military service members will be withheld for 24 hours until their next of kin have been informed, say US officials.

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