Posted on 01/29/2024 4:30:00 PM PST by FarCenter
Tower 22, which houses a small US logistics outpost, is located in Jordan’s northeast close to the borders with Iraq and Syria.
Public information about the outpost is limited. However, according to media reports, Tower 22 serves as a supply hub for the nearby US garrison of al-Tanf located across the border in Syria.
At least 350 US Army and Air Force soldiers are also stationed there. It is unclear what type of weapons are kept at the outpost and the nature of air defences used.
Since the beginning of Syria’s war in 2011, Washington has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to help Amman set up an elaborate surveillance system known as the Border Security Programme to stem infiltration by armed fighters from Syria and Iraq.
Al-Tanf, located on the Baghdad-Damascus highway, had been key in the fight against the ISIL (ISIS) armed group and has assumed a role as part of a US strategy to contain Iran’s military build-up in eastern Syria.
Currently about 2,500 US troops are stationed in Iraq while 900 deployed in north-east Syria.
Jordan has a close security pact with the US and is one of the few regional allies who hold extensive exercises with American troops. Jordan’s army is one of the largest recipients of Washington’s foreign military financing.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
I heard on Fox News, the bad guys followed one of our drones back, so we didn’t see their drone. Very clever
Very natural borders. When these were created the British, French, and Americans had no reason to believe that any trouble would ensue.
At least 350 US Army and Air Force soldiers are also stationed there.
um.... it’s a bit less than 1%. But, the point remains valid. Easy and cheap way to harass us.
“Casualties” usually include the wounded...3 killed and 34 wounded so 10% is about right for the “cheap drone casualty rate”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68131434
ah.... ok. I'm no expert on "casualties."
No problem. 🤕
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casualty
“Cheap” Iranian drone “roster”:
https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2023/mar/02/roster-iran’s-drones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahed_131
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136
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