BEHIND THE LINES: But who exactly carried out this attack? Who is targeting US forces in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan?
US officials have weighed how to punish Iran-backed militias without triggering a wider war.
More than 40 US service members reported injuries in Sunday's attack by Iranian proxy groups that left 3 US soldiers killed.
Iran’s calculations are based on years in which Iran has carried out attacks around the region and has never faced any retaliation.
Iran is seeking to improve the capabilities of its drones. It has now had almost ten years to use them throughout the region.
The US role in Jordan and Syria has an essential role to play in maintaining the regional stability that Iran is trying to erode.
This is the first time that US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
Prior to the war, Hamas's strength lay at around 30,000 fighters. Last week, the IDF reported that 9,000 of this total had been killed.
Since the Israel-Hamas war began last October, the US military has come under attack at least 100 times in Iraq and Syria, usually with a mix of rockets and attack drones.
The flyover came on the eve of Republika Sprska Day, a separatist holiday unrecognized by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia.
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