Drone attack kills three US troops in Jordan

A drone attack on a US base near Jordan's border with Syria and Iraq has killed three US troops.

Dozens were also injured in the attack at the Tower 22 base. According to Reuters, there are  350 U.S. Army and Air Force troops at the base.

This is the first time American troops have been killed since 7 October.

Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility.

In a statement, the group said it had targetted three US bases in Syria and Jordan and an Israeli oil facility in the Mediterranean.

The group emerged in late 2023 and is made up of Iran-affiliated militias operating in Iraq.

The US has blamed the attack on "radical Iranian-backed militant groups". However Iran has denied that it supported the groups blamed for the attack.

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