On November 4, Jordanian troops shot and killed three US special forces soldiers who were described as "military trainers" at the time. The troops were killed at a checkpoint at the al-Jafr Air Base, and Jordanian officials said they didn't stop like they were supposed to.

The situation is looking a lot more complicated now, with officials conceding that the US troops killed in the incident were actually working with the CIA in a program to train "moderate" rebels. Jordan is still insisting it was a simple checkpoint shootout gone wrong, one of those things that just happens at checkpoints. Instead of claiming the US troops didn't stop, they're now claiming one of their guns went off by mistake, and the Jordanian troops killed them because of heightened security.