The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday.
They are 46 year old Sgt William Jerome Rivers, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23.
The three were killed when a drone hit their housing unit.
The US has blamed Iranian-backed groups and the Pentagon said it carried the “footprints” of Kataib Hezbollah.
The Pentagon also reiterated the US does not want a war with Iran.
“We don’t seek war, but we will take action, and respond to attacks on our forces
Iran has denied US and British accusations that it supported militant groups blamed for the strike.
The Pentagon said the three soldiers killed on Sunday morning came from an army reserve unit based in Fort Moore, in the state of Georgia.
More than 40 military personnel were injured when the unmanned aerial system hit the container housing unit they were in on Sunday morning.
They added that troops at the air base were still in their sleeping quarters when the drone struck – with little to no warning.
Iran has denied playing a part in supporting groups suspected of being responsible for the strike.
