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Also make up your damned mind was it Syria or Jordan? Still WTF are they doing there?

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[–] asg101@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Still WTF are they doing there?

Empire says it can be anywhere it wants to be.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

skill issue, i woulda spychecked spongebob-party

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago
[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago
[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is the first official news I saw mention specifically where it was:

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 drone attack killed three American troops and injured at least 34 others there.

The base, known as Tower 22, sits near the demilitarized zone on the border between Jordan and Syria along a sandy, bulldozed berm marking the DMZ’s southern edge. The Iraqi border is only 10 kilometers (6 miles) away.

Some info: AP about Tower 22