U.S. troops in the Middle East have been attacked three times since Sunday’s deadly strike that killed three service members.
Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, were killed , while more than 40 others were injured in Sunday’s strike at a small U.S. military post in northeast Jordan, known as Tower 22.
“There has been three attacks to my knowledge since the 28th of January,” Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Tuesday.
The U.S. is expected to respond militarily to the fatal strike, which officials said was carried out by an Iranian -supported militia, and President Joe Biden affirmed to reporters on Tuesday that he has decided how the U.S. will respond.
“I don’t think we need a wider war in the Middle East. That’s not what I’m looking for,” the president said on the South Lawn of the White House. He affirmed that he decided how to retaliate, though he did not provide details.