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Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The killing of U.S. troops in Jordan raises specter of a wider war in the Middle East

A satellite view of the U.S. military outpost known as Tower 22, in Rukban, Rwaished District, Jordan, in October last year. (Planet Labs via Reuters)

Questions about the possibility of a low-level regional war in the Middle East are rising after attacks there have escalated in the past 24 hours.

On Sunday, an aerial drone strike killed three United States service members and injured at least 34 others. The strike happened at a support base known as Tower 22 in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border and likely hit a barracks.

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