The White House: US to respond to attack on its troops in the Middle East

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WASHINGTON, Feb 1 /TASS/. The U.S. government is now focused on responding to a recent attack that targeted a U.S. military base on the Jordan-Syria border, U.S. National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told reporters. Kirby also said the Islamic Resistance Group in Iraq was responsible for the attack, which left three U.S. service members dead and more than 40 wounded.

Asked whether the U.S. plans to act alone or in coordination with its partners in retaliation for the attack, Kirby replied, "We're focused on the U.S. response, they killed American soldiers."

He also said the Islamic Resistance in Iraq was responsible for the attack, which left three U.S. service members dead and more than 40 wounded. "We believe the attack in Jordan was planned, funded and facilitated by an umbrella group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which includes multiple groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah," he said.

Asked whether Kata'ib Hezbollah played a key role in the attack, the US official replied, "It certainly has the hallmarks of what Kata'ib Hezbollah does."

He stressed, however, that "the attribution that our intelligence community agrees with is that it was made by an umbrella group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq."

Following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, rocket and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and Iraq have become increasingly frequent. Shiite militias have warned that they will increase the number of armed operations in Syria and Iraq if the US continues to provide military aid to Israel.

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