The media learned why the US military did not prevent an attack on its base in the Middle East

It became known why the US military failed to prevent an attack on its base on the border of Syria and Jordan.

The military could not understand whether the drone was friendly or enemy approaching the base.

This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing American officials.

Why couldn’t the attack be repelled?

The night before, the US Central Command reported that a drone attack on a US base on the Syrian-Jordanian border killed three US soldiers and injured 25.

According to WSJ, the drone attack coincided with the return of an American drone to the base.

The return of the US drone has led to some confusion over whether the approaching drone was friendly or hostile. – said in the publication.

Washington believes that the drone that attacked the base was launched from Iraq by militants backed by Iran, the newspaper notes.

Previously, the US wants to conduct a secret operation against Iran.