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
French Foreign Ministry: We strongly condemn the attack that targeted U.S soldiers on the Syrian-Jordanian border
The White House: Washington will respond "in the necessary manner" to the attack by drones on U.S. forces in Jordan
Jordan Tower 22 attack update - 34 US personnel injured; Eight personnel that received injuries required evacuation from Jordan to higher level care, but they are in stable condition. All of the ~350 service members at base are being fully evaluated for follow-on care
Iranian official media: Raids kill two people and wound others near the Sayyida Zeinab area in Syria
Syrian sources: A number of missiles were fired from the Golan at sites in the Sayyida Zeinab area, south of Damascus
Syrian sources: Aerial bombardment targets farms extending between the areas of Aqraba and Sayyida Zeinab, south of Damascus
5 month agoIsraeli army launched raids on the Damascus countryside a short while ago
5 month agoOne-way attack UAS at "logistics support base located at Tower 22 of the Jordanian Defense Network." FORCE: Approx. 350 U.S. Army, AF personnel Mission: Conducting support functions ISIS operations INJURIES: At least 34 + 8 required evacuation to higher level care
Russia and YPG signed an agreement on military and security protection and support in North Syria
A soldier of the Pro-Assad forces forces was injured in a Turkish drone attack in the western countryside of Manbij, northern Syria
Biden moments ago in South Carolina in response to the attack that killed 3 American soldiers, "We shall respond."
Intensive military fighter and reconnaissance aircraft activity, believed to be American, has been observed near the Iraqi-Syrian border on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Al-Bukamal
WaPo: "The one-way attack drone struck the living quarters of a base, a defense official said, causing injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to brain injuries and some that required a medical evacuation." WaPo reports at least 34 inured
The White House: President Biden was briefed this afternoon on the details of the attack on American forces in Jordan near the border with Syria
From the White House: @POTUS and @VP ‘briefed by their national security team this afternoon on the latest regarding the attack on U.S. service members’. Blinken, Austin, chiefs of CIA, military, national security and national intelligence all on the call
CNN, citing officials: The number of soldiers injured in the attack at Al Tanf is more than 30 and is likely to rise
5 month agoPresident Biden says today the attack was carried out "by radical Iran-backed militant groups." "The three American service members we lost were patriots in the highest sense. And their ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten we will hold all those responsible to account
5 month agoU.S. Central Command has now Confirmed the Death of 3 American Servicemembers and the Injury of at least 25 others in a One-Way "Suicide" Drone Attack on a Patrol Base near the Border with Syria and Iraq
A child was killed and another injured by pro-Assad forces artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of the town of Maarat Al-Naasan, east of Idlib
The Iranian-backed militias targeted three U.S. military bases in the past few hours,. They attacked the Tanf base twice and the Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria
5 month agoDaraa: Abu Laith Al-Azizi, a prominent leader of ISIS, was killed in Daraa. His death was confirmed a short while ago in the city of Nawa, west of Daraa
