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The Jordanian Armed Forces ( JAF) ( Arabic: القوات المسلحة الأردنية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya ), also referred to as the Arab Army ( Arabic: الجيش العربي, Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi ), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy.
Detainees by nationality. Afghan (29%) Saudis (17%) Yemenis (15%) Pakistanis (9%) Algerians (3%) Others (27%) As of December 2023, 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay. [1] [2] [3] This list of Guantánamo prisoners has the known identities of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, but is compiled from various sources and is ...
Joint Base San Antonio – located 8 kilometers (5 miles) north of San Antonio, Texas. Joint Base Langley-Eustis – located 12 kilometers (8 miles) east of Newport News, Virginia. Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer ...
January 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM. (Reuters) -Three U.S. troops were killed and dozens wounded after a drone hit a military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22. Here is what is known about the base ...
January 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM. JERUSALEM (AP) — A little-discussed U.S. military desert outpost in the far reaches of northeastern Jordan has become the focus of international attention after a ...
By Jeff Mason. DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) -With U.S. President Joe Biden bearing witness, the remains of three American soldiers killed in Jordan in an attack by an Iranian-made ...
Starting on 17 October 2023, and in response to United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war, Iran -backed militias initiated a coordinated series of more than 170 attacks on U.S. military bases and assets in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. [33] [34] [35] These attacks resulted in injuries to dozens of U.S. service members.
Tower 22 in Jordan. On 28 January 2024, an attack drone, launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq —an Iranian-backed Shia militia group—struck Tower 22, a U.S. military outpost in Rukban, northeast Jordan. The explosion resulted in the deaths of three U.S. soldiers and injuries to 47 others.