The U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command report that two U.S. service members are killed and one is missing after an Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Jordan on Friday. Multiple outlets, citing the Pentagon and CENTCOM, say the attack involved Iranian ballistic missiles and drones targeting a U.S. base in Jordan. The service members are described as active-duty and killed in action while U.S. forces were defending against the strikes. NBC News and The Hill also report that one additional service member is missing. The Hill adds that several other U.S. service members are medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan and later discharged; other troops sustained minor injuries and are evaluated and return to duty. The reports come alongside broader regional updates that Jordan’s air defenses intercept and down missiles entering Jordanian airspace, with no injuries reported in Jordanian accounts. Several outlets also reference the identification process by the Pentagon, which names the two fallen service members. One report notes an individual age, while other accounts focus on the overall casualty numbers and the nature of the attack.
Pentagon identifies two U.S. service members killed in Jordan after Iranian attack
The U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command report that two U.S. service members are killed and one is missing after an Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Jordan on Friday. Multiple outlets,...
- Two U.S. service members are killed and another is missing after an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan on Friday.
- The Pentagon/CENTCOM say U.S. forces were defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes.
- Several other U.S. service members are injured, with some medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan and later discharged; additional minor injuries are reported as evaluated.
- U.S. officials identify the killed service members as active-duty soldiers killed in action.
- Jordanian statements referenced in related reporting say air defense intercepts missiles entering Jordanian airspace, with no injuries reported locally.
Air raid sirens again sounded in parts of Jordan early Tuesday as Iranian missiles targeted the kingdom. “The air defense system intercepted and downed tonight three missiles coming from Iranian territory that entered Jordanian airspace and targeted the kingdom’s territory,” the army said in a statement. No injuries were reported, but the latest strikes follow a series of attacks that have raised the stakes for one of the United States’ closest Arab allies in the past days: Two US service members were killed and around 30 others injured by an Iranian missile strike on a US base in Jordan last […]...Keep on reading: Jordan caught in widening US-Iran conflict
1 month agoThe Pentagon on Monday released the identities of two U.S. service members who were killed in an Iranian airstrike against an American base in Jordan. Charlie D'Agata reports.
1 month agoThe US military identified two soldiers killed in Iranian attacks on a Jordan base, including a 19-year-old, as a third died in Iraq amid escalating tensions.
1 month agoThe deaths bring the number of US service members killed in the war with Iran to 17, while officials work to identify remains found where a third service member went missing.
1 month agoBoth were active-duty soldiers, the Defense Department said. They were killed in action after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base on Friday.
1 month agoOn Saturday, the US Central Command said two service members were killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.
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