CNN: Three U.S. Troops Killed, At Least 24 Injured in Jordan Drone Attack

WHITFIELD Hello everyone Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for joining ░░░░░░░░ I m Fredricka Whitfield ░░░░░░░░ ll join Fareed Zakaria ░░░░░░░░ in a moment but ░░░░░░░░ now we have these ░░░░░░░░ news Three U S ░░░░░░░░ were killed and at ░░░░░░░░ two dozen more injured ░░░░░░░░ a drone attack on ░░░░░░░░ small U S outpost ░░░░░░░░ Jordan near the border ░░░░░░░░ Syria and Iraq This ░░░░░░░░ the first time U ░░░░░░░░ Troops have been killed ░░░░░░░░ enemy fire in the ░░░░░░░░ East since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ the war in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ 7th It also marks ░░░░░░░░ significant escalation of an ░░░░░░░░ precarious situation in the ░░░░░░░░ East President Biden reacting ░░░░░░░░ short time ago vowing ░░░░░░░░ U S will hold ░░░░░░░░ responsible to account We ░░░░░░░░ got full coverage of ░░░░░░░░ breaking story Natasha Bertrand ░░░░░░░░ in Washington Priscilla Alvarez ░░░░░░░░ with President Biden in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina and Ben Wedeman ░░░░░░░░ in Beirut So Natasha ░░░░░░░░ first What are we ░░░░░░░░ about the attack BERTRAND ░░░░░░░░ s a very serious ░░░░░░░░ for the U S ░░░░░░░░ for President Biden for ░░░░░░░░ administration writ large because ░░░░░░░░ is the first time ░░░░░░░░ S service members have ░░░░░░░░ been killed from hostile ░░░░░░░░ since the war in ░░░░░░░░ began and sparked all ░░░░░░░░ these tensions throughout the ░░░░░░░░ East Now we re ░░░░░░░░ that these three U ░░░░░░░░ service members they were ░░░░░░░░ after a drone struck ░░░░░░░░ base in northeast Jordan ░░░░░░░░ on the border of ░░░░░░░░ and it also wounded ░░░░░░░░ are told now upwards ░░░░░░░░ 30 other U S ░░░░░░░░ members That number is ░░░░░░░░ to continue to rise ░░░░░░░░ these service members seek ░░░░░░░░ for symptoms that are ░░░░░░░░ with traumatic brain injury ░░░░░░░░ to two U S ░░░░░░░░ that we spoke to ░░░░░░░░ the last hour Now ░░░░░░░░ is a really high ░░░░░░░░ of individuals killed and ░░░░░░░░ in this kind of ░░░░░░░░ Previously when these kinds ░░░░░░░░ attacks by these Iran ░░░░░░░░ militias have occurred targeting ░░░░░░░░ S and coalition bases ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Syria there ░░░░░░░░ been a number of ░░░░░░░░ but most of them ░░░░░░░░ been minor The most ░░░░░░░░ of those injuries being ░░░░░░░░ brain injuries for example ░░░░░░░░ never before and since ░░░░░░░░ attacks started in October ░░░░░░░░ we seen U S ░░░░░░░░ members actually be killed ░░░░░░░░ one of these drone ░░░░░░░░ rocket attacks that have ░░░░░░░░ launched by these militant ░░░░░░░░ that are supported by ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and Syria ░░░░░░░░ the U S of ░░░░░░░░ taking this extremely seriously ░░░░░░░░ got a statement from ░░░░░░░░ Command we also have ░░░░░░░░ statement from President Biden ░░░░░░░░ this and from the ░░░░░░░░ President Kamala Harris Remains ░░░░░░░░ be seen how the ░░░░░░░░ S is going to ░░░░░░░░ but we re told ░░░░░░░░ as of right now ░░░░░░░░ those U S service ░░░░░░░░ who were wounded at ░░░░░░░░ three of them were ░░░░░░░░ for medical treatment so ░░░░░░░░ injuries serious enough to ░░░░░░░░ have to be removed ░░░░░░░░ medevac d out WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ what are the options ░░░░░░░░ how the U S ░░░░░░░░ respond BERTRAND Well previously ░░░░░░░░ the kind of over ░░░░░░░░ attacks on U S ░░░░░░░░ coalition bases in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Syria that we have ░░░░░░░░ since October by these ░░░░░░░░ backed militant groups the ░░░░░░░░ S has responded a ░░░░░░░░ of times by striking ░░░░░░░░ militant groups in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Syria kind of on ░░░░░░░░ individual basis targeting their ░░░░░░░░ targeting certain militant groups ░░░░░░░░ several of those militants ░░░░░░░░ strikes that the U ░░░░░░░░ military has carried out ░░░░░░░░ it s unclear at ░░░░░░░░ point whether the U ░░░░░░░░ is going to feel ░░░░░░░░ it has to go ░░░░░░░░ this time simply because ░░░░░░░░ U S service members ░░░░░░░░ killed again in a ░░░░░░░░ that we have seen ░░░░░░░░ this war began.”