War spreads across Middle East as US vows response to base attack
Satellite photo showing a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, October 12, 2023
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THE United States vowed today that there would a “very consequential response” to an attack on a military base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers, as war continued to spread across the Middle East.
An umbrella group of militias calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it was responsible for the drone attack on the site known as Tower 22.
The group emerged after Israel’s bombardment in Gaza began.
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