What is Tower 22, site of the attack on US troops in Jordan?

Tower 22 holds a strategically important location in Jordan, at the most northeastern point where the country's borders meet Syria and Iraq. Tower 22 is near Al Tanf garrison, which is located across the border in Syria, and which houses a small number of U.S. troops.

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