Back حادثة البرج 22 Arabic Удар беспілотніка па базе «Tower 22» Byelorussian Ataque contra la base estadounidense de Torre 22 Spanish حمله پهپادی به برج ۲۲ Persian Attaque de la Tour 22 French Tower 22 drone attack SIMPLE Напад на Торањ 22 Serbian 22号塔无人机袭击 Chinese

Tower 22 drone attack

Tower 22 drone attack
Part of the attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) and the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
Location
Rukban, Jordan[1]

33°18′51″N 38°42′12″E / 33.31417°N 38.70333°E / 33.31417; 38.70333
TargetTower 22 U.S. military base
Date28 January 2024
Executed byAnsar Allah al-Awfiya,[2]
Islamic Resistance in Iraq[3]
Casualties3 U.S. soldiers killed and 47 wounded
Tower 22 is located in Jordan
Tower 22
Tower 22
Tower 22 in Jordan

On 28 January 2024, an attack drone, launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq—an Iranian-backed Shia militia group—struck Tower 22, a U.S. military outpost in Rukban, northeast Jordan. The explosion killed three U.S. soldiers and injured 47 others.[4]

The incident marked the first time U.S. troops were killed by enemy fire since the start of the Israel–Hamas war. President Joe Biden condemned the attack as "despicable" and pledged retaliation at a suitable time.[5] The U.S. began retaliatory strikes on 2 February, hitting sites in Iraq and Syria.[6] Iran denied any involvement in the attack.[7]

  1. ^ "Three US troops killed in drone attack in Mideast". BBC News. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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  3. ^ "Three US service members killed in Jordan drone attack, Biden says". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ Horton, Alex; Ryan, Missy; Warrick, Joby; Lamothe, Dan (29 January 2024). "U.S. mixed up enemy, friendly drones in attack that killed 3 troops". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Wintour, Patrick; Luscombe, Richard (29 January 2024). "Biden vows response at time 'of our choosing' after three US troops killed in Jordan drone attack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Drone strike kills two pro-Iran group members in Baghdad". Arab News. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ajiran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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