The base, known as Tower 22, sits near the demilitarized zone on the border between Jordan ... Syria in late 2015. The small installation includes US engineering, aviation, logistics and security ...

A deadly drone attack on US troops in Jordan may ... said because Tower 22 had not previously been attacked, its systems were not as strong as the ones at bases in Iraq and Syria.

Tower 22 is located on the north-eastern point of Jordan, in a very close area between the Jordanian border with Syria and Iraq. Al-Tanf base in Syria is known for its key role in fighting the ...

AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee to secure their border, combat arms and drug smuggling and work to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State militants, ...

Jordan's army has conducted several pre-emptive airstrikes in Syria since 2023 that Jordanian officials say targeted militias accused of links to the drug trade, as well as the militias' facilities.