Sources to Al Mayadeen: Drones bypassed US air defense systems
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Sources speaking to Al Mayadeen's correspondent said that the drone infiltrated the US base's airspace and targeted US soldiers while advanced US air defense systems failed to intercept it.
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Illustrative photo depicting a drone attack against the US occupation's al-Tanaf base in Syria in 2022 (Social media)
Informed sources told Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Syria that "the drone attack targeted the al-Tanf Base on the Syrian-Jordanian-Iraqi border triangle, resulting in casualties among US forces inside the illegitimate base."
The sources mentioned that "the drones managed to bypass an advanced air defense system and penetrated the al-Tanf Base." They also noted that this attack came one day after the attacks on the Conoco base north of Deir Ezzor, which resulted in the injury of 3 soldiers.
Later, citing a US official, Reuters reported that the number of US soldiers injured in the drone attack in north East Jordan has risen to 34.
US says 3 soldiers killed, dozens injured
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday evening that three US soldiers had been killed, while at least 25 have been injured in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border.
"On Jan. 28, three U.S. service members were killed and 25 injured from a one-way attack UAS that impacted at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border," CENTCOM said before adding that the identity of those killed while deployed will not be revealed for 24 hours.
In turn, US President Joe Biden had condemned the attack calling it "wholly unjust" reducing the event to the killing of US soldiers and making no mention of their duties overseas or the escalating tensions in the regions.
Biden has blamed "radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq," likely referring to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq which announced earlier this month that they would escalate their attacks after the US conducted several raids in Iraq and assassinated a military official in central Baghdad.
The US President also reaffirmed that the US forces are now "still gathering the facts of this attack," stressing "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."
