Three American Army soldiers have been killed and at least 12 service members were injured in a drone attack on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war.The killing of three Americans at Tower 22 in Jordan near the border with Syria is a significant escalation of an already-precarious situation in the Middle East. Officials said the drone was fired by Iran-backed militants and appeared to come from Syria.US Central Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday (Monday AEDT) that three service members were killed and 25 injured in a one-way drone attack that "impacted at a base in northeast Jordan."
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