BBCNEWS Newsday July 5, 2024
paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian— jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there've been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this afternoon, was quick to point the finger. "we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq," he said. it's not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran...