An Iranian-backed militia conducted a one-way drone attack targeting US forces in northeastern Jordan on Jan. 28, killing three American service members and wounding another 25. This attack is part of the ongoing Iranian-led campaign to expel US forces from the Middle East.
President Biden and Vice President Harris were briefed by the National Security on the attack Other participants of the Brief included National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Brown, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Director of the CIA William Burns, United Nations Ambassador Linda Greenfield, Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Chief of Staff Jeff Zients.
"While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq," President Biden said in a statement. "Have no doubt - we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing," he said.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin echoed that threat.
According to Iraqi Sources, multiple Sites used by Iranian-Backed Militias and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran in Eastern Syria and Iraq are in the process of being Evacuated with Personnel and Equipment being “Scattered”.
Intense activity by aircraft believed to be American over the Iraqi-Syrian border near the Syrian city of Al-Bukamal where most of the Iranian weapons smuggled from Iran to Lebanon via Iraq and Syria pass through.
Iranian-Backed Sources are also reporting significant aerial activity by US forces over Iraq.