The first American military deaths from enemy fire since Israel’s war in Gaza occurred on Sunday when three U.S. service men were killed and twenty-five others were injured in Jordan, according to the Biden administration. The incident involved a drone strike by a group backed by Iran.

The incident took place at a base where the troops were stationed in northeastern Jordan, close to the Syrian border. The Pentagon’s Central Command released a basic statement on Sunday, but no additional information was immediately available.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Biden stated, “Three U.S. service members were killed — and many wounded — during an unmanned aerial drone attack on our forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syria border.” “We know that this attack was carried out by radical militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq that are supported by radical Iran, even though we are still gathering all the facts.”

The drone attack occurred during a firefight across the Lebanese border between Israel and Hezbollah, another Iranian ally. Claiming to be in retribution for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, a Houthi militia in Yemen, which is also supported by Iran, has launched drones and missiles at commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Additionally, last Saturday, heavy rocket and missile fire from what American officials said to be militias backed by Iran wounded at least four U.S. military men stationed in western Iraq. It was the most recent of more than 150 attacks on American troops in Syria and Iraq carried out by militias supported by Iran since the attacks on October 7.

Along with Special Operations forces, military trainers, and support staff for the American facility in Al Tanf, Syria, the United States maintains about 2,000 troops at an air base in Azraq, Jordan. The main reason the US soldiers are there is to support local initiatives aimed at eliminating Islamic State remnants.

Furthermore, at least four U.S. military personnel stationed in western Iraq were injured last Saturday by intense rocket and missile fire from groups that American officials claimed to be backed by Iran. Since the attacks on October 7, militias backed by Iran have launched over 150 attacks against American troops in Syria and Iraq. This one was the most recent.

The United States maintains around 2,000 troops at an air base in Azraq, Jordan, in addition to Special Operations units, military trainers, and support personnel for the American facility at Al Tanf, Syria. The US soldiers are primarily there to aid regional efforts to eradicate Islamic State remnants.

U.S. troops in Jordan are “patriots in the highest sense,” according to Mr. Biden’s statement, and they are “risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, as well as our allies and partners with whom we stand in the fight against terrorism.” We will not give up on this battle.

Two Navy SEALs vanished ten days prior during an operation at sea to intercept Iranian weaponry intended for Houthi forces, and the Pentagon pronounced them dead last Sunday.

In Washington’s campaign against the Houthis, who have attacked ships in the Red Sea on numerous occasions since November, upsetting the world shipping community, they were the first known American deaths in the conflict.

The American victims of Sunday’s attack were the first known deaths in Yemen, Iraq, or the surrounding areas and seas due to hostile fire.