US President Biden bows his head in a moment of silence for the three American troops killed on Jan 28, 2024, in a drone strike in northeast Jordan, while speaking at the "Sunday Lunch" event at the Brookland Baptist Banquet Center, part of the Brookland Baptist Church, in West Columbia, South Carolina, the United States, on Jan 28, 2024. (PHOTO /AP)

WASHINGTON- US President Joe Biden said Sunday that three US soldiers were killed and many others wounded in a drone attack targeting US forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the border with Syria Saturday night.

The president said in a statement that his administration was still gathering facts about the attack. Nonetheless, he attributed the attack to Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.

In a separate statement, US Central Command said that there were at least 34 soldiers injured in the attack launched by a one-way attack drone. Eight personnel were evacuated from Jordan for higher level care, but are in stable condition.The command said updates will be issued when available.

Biden said the United States "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing."

Jordan on Sunday condemned the "terrorist" attack on "an advanced position" on its border with Syria, which resulted in the deaths of three US soldiers

US troops in Syria and Iraq have frequently come under attack since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct 7, 2023. US retaliatory counterstrikes against Iran-backed militias in the region have so far failed to deter them, culminating in the deaths of US soldiers in attacks for the first time.

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Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iraqi Shi'ite militia, claimed Sunday responsibility for drone attacks on three US bases in Syria and a naval facility in Israel.

The group said in an online statement that its fighters launched explosive-laden drones on three US military bases in Syria, including the al-Shaddadi base, the al-Tanf base, and the Rukban camp near Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan.

It added that it launched a fourth drone strike on the Zevulun naval facility near the port city of Haifa in Israel.

The group said the attacks were part of a series of retaliatory measures against the US forces amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip.

It is not clear yet whether the drone attack is the same that the group carried out near Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan.

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Also on Sunday, Jordan condemned the "terrorist" attack that resulted in the deaths of three US soldiers.The attack also inflicted dozens of injuries among the US forces who are collaborating with Jordan in countering the threat of terrorism along Jordan's borders, the kingdom's Prime Ministry said in a statement.

With Reuters inputs