BREAKING: US Military Begins Retaliatory Strikes In Middle East After Killing Of Three Soldiers

On Friday, the U.S. military launched multiple airstrikes throughout the Middle East after an Iranian-backed militia killed three US soldiers in a drone attack in Jordan last week. 

The drone attack against a American military base on Sunday killed three U.S. service members and injured 34 additional personnel. The drone reportedly hit a tent that was serving as a temporary housing facility in the dead of the night as soldiers slept. The base, Tower 22, is located on the Syria-Jordan border and has roughly 350 personnel stationed there from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.

"On Jan. 28, three U.S. service members were killed and 25 injured from a one-way attack [Unmanned Aircraft System] that impacted at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border," U.S. Central Command explained in a statement. "As a matter of respect for the families and in accordance with DoD policy, the identities of the servicemembers will be withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin have been notified."

President Biden deemed the three American service members to be "patriots" and that Iran-backed militants carried out the strikes. "The three American service members we lost were patriots in the highest sense. And their ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten by our nation," Biden explained. "Together, we will keep the sacred obligation we bear to their families. We will strive to be worthy of their honor and valor. We will carry on their commitment to fight terrorism. And have no doubt — we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing." President Trump promised that he would take action earlier in the week and the airstrikes on Friday appear to be the first retaliatory action against Iranian-backed militias in the region.

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