3 dead and 34 wounded! For the first time, U.S. soldiers were killed in the conflictThe situation in the Middle East seems to be escalating. Under the joint heavy bombardment of the United States and Britain, the Houthis in Yemen have not flinched, but have become more and more vigorous. Now, the US military base has rarely suffered the "most violent attack", and it has to be said that the United States and Britain have hit a hard nail this time.
On January 28, local time, a U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near Syria was attacked by drones.
According to the latest statement from the U.S. Command, about 350 U.S. Army and Air Force soldiers are stationed at the "Tower 22" baseThe attack has killed three U.S. troops and brought the number of wounded to 34Eight of them were seriously injured and needed to be taken to a more specialized medical facility**. The tragic loss of the "Tower 22" base this time undoubtedly proves the limitations of the United States and Britain in the process of implementing their policies in the Middle East.
Although the Jordanian side has not disclosed the details of the US military station, according to the United States**The U.S. military has about 3,000 troops across Jordan。At the time of the attack, the drones targeted the camping area of the base, causing a large number of people**. It is not clear why the air defense system of the base failed to effectively intercept the incoming drones.
It is worth noting that the United States ** reported that this is since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflictThe first time U.S. troops have been attacked in Jordan and the first time that U.S. soldiers have been killed in the conflict
The U.S.** said that the question of why the base's air defense system failed to intercept the drone is still up for further investigation.
Regarding the attack on the US military base, the Iraqi civilian armed force "Islamic Resistance Group" has stated that it bears full responsibility for the attack on the US base.
Although the US authorities are still identifying the actual culprit, they have already hinted that "Iran is responsible for this incident." Biden issued a statement condemning the attack as a "shameful and utter injustice" and firmly committed that the United States would hold all parties involved accountable and would respond at the right time.
Since October 7 last year,U.S. military facilities in Iraq and Syria have suffered more than 60 and 90 attacks, respectively。In response, the U.S. military has hit a number of targets in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Just a day before the bombing of the US military base, the British 100,000-ton oil tanker "Marin Luanda" was hit by Houthi anti-ship missiles, igniting a raging fire. It shows that the joint air strikes of the United States and Britain did not make the Houthis give up their resistance, but inspired the other side to fight back more resolutely.
This series of events raises the question: whether the US-British coalition's precision strikes against Yemen's Houthis and other forces have really had the desired effect? Does this only push the situation to a further aggravation?
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