What do we know about the American base “Tower 22” in Jordan?

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced last night (Sunday) a major drone attack on a military base in Jordan and near the Syrian border, an attack that resulted in three 34 American soldiers have been killed and wounded.

This is the highest number of casualties that America admits after the Gaza war; The United States says that the attack took place at the “Tower 22” base in Jordan; In a strategic point in the northeast of Jordan and near the Syrian-Iraq border, which is also a short distance from the large Al-Tanf base in Syria. Not at all, except that it is located near the al-Tanf base, which is the largest US base in Syria and houses a small number of US military forces. Also, there is no information about the type of weapons and air defense stationed at the base.

_{Aerial image of Al-Burj 22 base near the Syrian border in Jordan}

Also, according to satellite images, this base is located in Jordan and near the “Al-Rukban” camp for Syrian refugees.

According to CNN, US forces are stationed at this base with the aim of “providing advice and assistance” and it is not clear why the defense systems were not activated at the time of the attack. The failure of the air defense in this attack has been highly noticed by American circles, and in this regard, the Washington Post newspaper wrote that the Pentagon is trying to determine the reason for the failure of the air defense at the “Tower 22” base to counter the drone attack. According to this newspaper, quoting the US Ministry of Defense, the attacking drone targeted the accommodation of American troops in the base.

Reuters also wrote that there is little information about the base. Tower 22 exists, but according to Centcom’s statement, this base is responsible for the logistical support of the American military in Syria, especially the Al-Tanf base, and 350 US Army and Air Force personnel are present at this base.

This news agency wrote: “The Tower 22 base plays a role in line with the US strategy to curb Iran’s military influence in eastern Syria.”

The Associated Press also reported that about 3,000 American troops in Jordan is present, and the New York Times also wrote that about 2,000 American soldiers are stationed at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan.

On the other hand, the Islamic Resistance of Iraq group said that four bases “Al-Shadadi”, “Al-Rukban” and “Al-Tanf” belonging to the United States and an Israeli army headquarters in the occupied Palestinian territories have been targeted. Meanwhile, it should be said that the Jordanian army is one Washington is one of the largest recipients of foreign military financial aid, and hundreds of American military advisers are stationed in this country, and it is one of the few regional allies of the United States that conducts large-scale exercises with American forces throughout the year.

Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Washington has spent hundreds of millions of dollars helping Amman establish a strict surveillance system known as the Border Security Program to prevent infiltration of militants from Syria and Iraq.

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