By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
ACCORDING to United States Central Command, three U.S. troops were killed and dozens more were injured following a drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, said the troops were killed by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.
The Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, was outraged and deeply saddened with the attack:
“We will respond at a time and place of our choosing.”
Our source, NBC News, reported that the news of the attack came as negotiations continued on a possible deal that would see a temporary suspension of Israel’s was in Gaza with the parallel release of some hostages held by Hamas.
During an exclusive interview with our source, a senior Israeli government official said there was a serious effort underway to secure a hostage release, adding that they could not elaborate further given the sensitivity of the talk.
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