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This combination of undated handout pictures provided by the US Department of Defense created on January 29, 2024 shows US soldiers, from L to R, Sgt. William Rivers, Spc. Breona Moffett and Spc. Kennedy Sanders who were killed in a drone attack on their base in remote northeastern Jordan, near the Syrian border, on January 28, 2024. The White House vowed Monday to respond decisively to an attack in Jordan it blames on Iran-backed militants, in which a drone slammed into a military base and killed three Americans while troops were in their beds. The casualties -- the first US military deaths in an attack in the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7 -- raised fears of an escalating conflict, as fighting rages in Gaza and related violence plagues other parts of the region.
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China warns against ‘cycle of retaliation’ after US troop deaths in Jordan

China on Tuesday warned against a "cycle of retaliation" in the Middle…

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US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on January 28, 2024 as he returns from South Carolina. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP)
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Biden blames Iran-backed militants for deadly drone strike in Jordan

A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops,…

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