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Biden vows to respond after 3 U.S. troops were killed and 34 wounded in a drone attack

A coalition of militias backed by Iran claimed credit for the attack on a base in Jordan. It comes amid the conflict in the Middle East that the U.S. has been working to keep from spreading.
A soldier takes a break during the "Eager Lion" multinational military exercises that the U.S. is part of in Jordan in September 2022.
Updated January 28, 2024 at 8:26 PM ET

President Biden is vowing to respond after a drone strike linked to Iran killed three U.S. service members and wounded at least 34 others. The number of wounded is expected to "fluctuate," according to U.S. Central Command.

The aerial drone struck American troops stationed in northeast Jordan near the

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