.@SecDef in briefing says the U.S. response to the attack on Tower 22 will be "multi-tiered.""We have the ability to respond a number of times, depending on what the situation is."
In souther @Syria, ISIS "maintains around 20 active cells totalling 250 to 300 fighters in Dar’a & Suwayda’, some opportunistically collaborating with other armed factions" per @UN report "aims to expand towards the outskirts of Damascus to establish a stronger foothold"
ISIS in Syria also was "able to free some leaders & operatives held in SDF-controlled prisons, intensify recruitment & expand the presence of small mobile cells along the Syrian-Iraqi borders" per @UN report
CBS, according to American officials: Approval of plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria that will last for days and include Iranian facilities and personnel
Artillery and missile shelling by pro-Assad forces on the town of Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib
Reuters, citing sources: Iran informed Syria of its concern about the leakage of information after its advisors were targeted
Reuters: Iran withdraws its senior officers from Syria after the Israeli attacks
The White House: The United States will respond to the attack on its base in Jordan without the help of allies
The attack on our forces in Jordan was planned by a group called “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” — White House
U.S. forces have been attacked 166 times from Oct. 17 to Jan. 30, per DOD official: 67 in Iraq, 98 in Syria and once in Jordan
Pro-Assad forces indiscriminately targeted the vicinity of Nahla in southern Idlib with rockets
Pro-Assad forces missile bombardment targets the outskirts of the town of Orem Al-Jawz, south of Idlib
UAE to appoint Hassan Ahmed al-Shehhi as the first ambassador to Damascus since ties were severed
Artillery shelling by Assad's forces on the vicinity of the village of "Maarat Alia" east of Idlib
The Israeli army said it hit targets of the Pro-Assad forces in the Daraa Province after several rockets were fired from Syria into Israel last night
U.S. official told CBS: Washington is sending additional air defenses to the base that was attacked on the Jordanian border
Current and former officials said the US would look to strike militia leaders, Iranian personnel in Syria or Iraq, and assets outside of Iran. - FT
Syrian Observatory: Israel targets two sites in the Daraa countryside, southern Syria
The Pentagon: There have been 3 attacks against American forces since Sunday
Biden: We do not want a broader war in the Middle East
Turkish artillery shelling targets SDF positions in the northern and eastern countryside of Aleppo
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces the neutralization of two YPG members in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas in northern Syria
Biden: I received a briefing from members of the security team about the attack on our forces in Jordan
Pentagon identifies 3 killed in Jordan attack - Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga.; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga. The incident is under investigation
The number of troops injured in the Jordan base attack is now more than 40, the Pentagon says
Attack on US base in Jordan - "We know this is an IRGC-backed militia" per @DepPentPressSec Sabrina Singh "It has the footprints of Kataib Hezbollah" she adds, cautioning no final determination has been made. No info on whether attack was directed by Iran itself
The White House: There is no reason to believe that our response will affect negotiations to release the hostages in Gaza
The drone attack on Tower 22 in Jordan was 1 of 4 attacks claimed by the Iran-backed The Islamic Resistance in IraqThe latest US tally confirms a 2nd drone attack around the same time on AlTanf garrison in NE Syria with no damage or injuries
US forces in the MiddleEast have now been attacked at least 165 times since mid-October, per a US military officialThis includes Friday's attack on Tower 22 in Jordan that killed 3 US troops and injured dozens more
British PM Rishi Sunak said on Monday he was concerned about tensions in the Middle East and urged Iran to de-escalate, after an attack that killed three US service members in Jordan near Syria’s border
