In Jordan, three US military trainers were killed by Jordanian security forces in an exchange of gun fire at an air base. White House spokesman, Josh Earnest said the US personnel were part of an ongoing training mission. The Pentagon and the White House said they would work with Jordan to determine exactly what had happened. <br/><br/>A Jordanian military statement said that the trainers were in vehicles approaching the gate of a military training centre at al-Jafr air base when they came under small-arms fire. Jordan is a close ally of the US and a member of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria and Iraq. US forces have trained a small group of Syrian rebels in Jordan as well as Iraqi and Palestinian security forces.

In Jordan, three US military trainers were killed by Jordanian security forces in an exchange of gun fire at an air base. White House spokesman, Josh Earnest said the US personnel were part of an ongoing training mission. The Pentagon and the White House said they would work with Jordan to determine exactly what had happened. <br/><br/>A Jordanian military statement said that the trainers were in vehicles approaching the gate of a military training centre at al-Jafr air base when they came under small-arms fire. Jordan is a close ally of the US and a member of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria and Iraq. US forces have trained a small group of Syrian rebels in Jordan as well as Iraqi and Palestinian security forces.