At least two U.S. trainers killed in Jordan shooting - source

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: Reuters

At least two U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when the car they were in failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said.

"There was an exchange of fire at the entrance to the base after an attempt by the trainers' vehicle to enter the gate without heeding orders of the guards to stop," the military source said.

The incident occurred at the Prince Faisal air base in southern Jordan, which is a close ally of the United States.

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/jordan-shooting-idINKBN12Z1L5

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Two Americans killed by gunfire at Jordan air base

Two US military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when the car they were in failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian army source said.

"There was an exchange of fire at the entrance to the base after an attempt by the trainers' vehicle to enter the gate without heeding orders of the guards to stop," the military source told Reuters news agency.

A third American and a Jordanian officer were reportedly wounded in the exchange of fire, according to AFP.

The incident occurred at the Prince Faisal air base in al-Jafr, southern Jordan.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/soldiers-killed-gunfire-jordan-air-base-army-161104130012777.html

[Historic NY]

1. Something is not right, fail to stop entering an air base??

[Wilms]

2. I'm with you.

WTF?

[rickford66]

3. Maybe they thought it was a fake checkpoint ?

[Eugene]

4. Three members of US military killed in Jordan army base shooting

Source: The Guardian

Three members of US military killed in Jordan army base shooting

Jordanian army says car failed to stop at gate of airbase
in al-Jafr, leading to exchange of fire

Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Friday 4 November 2016 16.48 GMT

Three US service members have been killed outside a military base in southern Jordan, in an exchange of gunfire with Jordanian military guards.

The deaths of the men – all military trainers working for the US government – was confirmed by Pentagon officials although details remain unclear.

A US official in Washington said one service member died at the scene while two, who were critically wounded, died at the King Hussein hospital in Amman, the Jordanian capital, where they were taken after the incident.

The shooting, just outside the King Faisal airbase near al-Jafr where the men worked, was initially ascribed by Jordanian authorities to the men’s failure to acknowledge instructions from guards to halt as their vehicles approached the gates of the base.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/two-americans-killed-at-jordanian-airbase

[Eugene]

5. US army trainers killed at Jordan base identified amid investigation

Source: Reuters

US army trainers killed at Jordan base identified amid investigation

Reuters in Washington
Sunday 6 November 2016 16.45 GMT

The defense department on Sunday identified three US army trainers who were killed on Friday when their convoy came under fire as it entered a military base in Jordan.

The Pentagon said the three were members part of an army special forces group based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

In a statement, it identified the dead soldiers as staff sergeants Matthew C Lewellen, 27, of Lawrence, Kansas; Kevin J McEnroe, 30, of Tucson, Arizona; and James F Moriarty, 27, of Kerrville, Texas.

Details of the deadly incident – which was unusual given the close political and military ties between Washington and Amman – remain under investigation.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/06/us-army-trainers-killed-jordan-identified