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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nicola Slawson

FOUND: First thing biden vows response after us troops killed in drone attack - You Need To See This

Joe Biden bows his head while holding a microphone
Joe Biden bows his head in a moment of silence for the three American troops killed yesterday in a drone strike in north-east Jordan. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Good morning.

The specter of a direct US-Iranian military conflict drew closer yesterday when Joe Biden announced that three US service personnel had been killed and more than 34 injured in a drone attack on a US service base on the border of Jordan and Syria. Biden blamed Iranian-backed militia based mainly in Iraq for the “despicable” attack and vowed revenge.

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