US EditionAttacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
The attacker was a recently recruited Syrian security member with suspected Islamic State ties who killed two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter, wounding three others, officials said.
- On Saturday, a gunman stormed a meeting near Palmyra, killing two members of the Iowa National Guard and an American civilian interpreter, the Syrian Interior Ministry said the attacker was Tariq Satouf al-Hamd.
- Amid rapid recruiting after last year's offensive, the attacker was among 5,000 members in the Badiya division whom Syrian officials monitored and planned to dismiss for `extremist Islamist ideology`, Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba said.
- Following the attack, security forces launched sweeps in the Badiya region and arrested six General Security personnel suspected of coordination, while reports say three wounded Syrian security members clashed with the attacker in the corridor meeting room at the General Security headquarters.
- The episode complicates expanding U.S.-Syrian ties as Syria joined the global anti-ISIS coalition, but HTS and some forces have Islamist roots, exposing U.S. forces to insider risks.
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Islamic State group gunman in Syria attack worked in state security forces
The Islamic State group gunman who killed three U.S. citizens in Syria over the weekend was a member of the country’s security forces. The man, who was killed after murdering two Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter and injuring several additional American and Syrian military personnel stationed in Palmyra, was a “lone ISIS gunman,” U.S. officials said following the Saturday attack. Officials have also confirmed that the gunman had join…
Syria: Attacker Who Killed 3 Americans Worked for Security Forces, Was Under Review for 'Extremist' Views
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ISIS Terrorist Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Embedded as an “Ally”
Two U.S. service members and an American civilian were killed Saturday during a terrorist attack in central Syria, prompting renewed scrutiny of security arrangements with local partner forces amid indications that the attacker may have been embedded with allied units while maintaining ties to a terrorist organization. According to U.S. Central Command, the attack occurred near Palmyra during a joint engagement involving U.S. forces and Syrian s…
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