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Tower 22 explained: What to know about the site of the latest attack against US soldiers in the Middle East

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Tower 22, an American military base in Jordan, provides a strategic location for the US military can in the region. It was used when American forces entered Syria in 2015.

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  1. Politico

    3 US service members killed in Iran-backed drone attack in Jordan (opens Politico)

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    The base, Tower 22, is in northeast Jordan on the border with Syria.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed? (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Jordan initially denied the Tower 22 base existed within its border after the attack Sunday.

  3. Fox News

    Tower 22 explained: What to know about the site of the latest attack against US soldiers in the Middle East (opens Fox News)

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    Tower 22, an American military base in Jordan, provides a strategic location for the US military can in the region. It was used when American forces entered Syria in 2015.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed? | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed?

  5. Al Jazeera

    What is Tower 22, the Jordan site where US soldiers were killed? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    An Iran-linked group in Iraq claims attack on Tower 22, raising fears of Israel’s war on Gaza spilling over into region.

  6. Military Times

    What is Tower 22, the base in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed? (opens Military Times)

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    34 U.S. service members were also injured in Sunday's attack.

  7. Boston

    What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 U.S. troops were killed? (opens Boston)

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    A drone attack killed three American troops and injured at least 34 others there.

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