killed and others wounded near the border of jordan and syria. president biden releasing a statement saying while we are still gathering the facts we know it was carried out by radical militant groups operating in syria and iraq. welcome to fox news live. i am mike emanuel. we have lucas tom olson and trey this is a massive escalation out of the middle east where overnight three american service members were killed and at least 25 others wounded in and iran backed drone attack on the border of jordan and syria. today, central command confirming that this attack targeted a small base. we are still gathering the facts of this attack. we know it was carried out by militant groups in syria and iraq. the statement goes on to say we join the family and friends of our fallen. grieving the loss of these warriors in this despicable and wholly unjust attack. the entire region bracing for the possibility of a larger conflict in escalation following this killing of american forces in n
The deaths marked the first fatalities of U.S. troops in the region since war began in Gaza. Biden said the attack occurred on Saturday night. | World News