UPDATE – Saudi Arabia, UAE condemn attack on US forces on Jordan-Syria border

UPDATES WITH UAE CONDEMNATION

By Ibrahim al-Khazen

RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) strongly condemned on Monday a drone attack on US forces near the Jordanian-Syrian border.

In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry reiterated the kingdom’s firm support “for intensified international efforts to eliminate terrorism and extremism in all its forms and manifestations and dry up its sources of financing."

The UAE Foreign Ministry, for its part, underlined the Gulf country’s full solidarity with Jordan and all measures taken by Amman to protect its security and stability.

It reaffirmed its condemnation “of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability in contravention of international law.”

The US Central Command (CENTOM) said Sunday that three service members were killed and 28 injured in an attack on the Al-Tanf US military base.

An Iraqi group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sunday’s attack is considered one of the deadliest recent attacks on American troops in the Middle East.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar