Rukban (Arabic: الرُّكبان, romanized: Al-Rukban) is an arid remote area in northeast Jordan adjacent to the Jordan–Syria border, and close to the tripoint with Iraq.

[1] In 2024, a small US army outpost based in Rukban, known as Tower 22, was targeted by a drone attack launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which killed 3 American soldiers and injured at least 34 others.

[6] Jordanian minister of foreign affairs Nasser Judeh said in a press conference about the incident that "we don't need a hideous terrorist attack like this one to prove to the world the legitimacy of our security concerns".

[7] Another attack happened on 17 December 2016, 3 km north of the border in the refugee camp which lies in Syria, resulting in 2 dead and 15 injured Syrians.

[10] On 28 January 2024, a US army logistics support base in north-east Jordan was hit by a drone attack launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which killed 3 American soldiers and injured 34.