US EditionTrump Vows ‘Serious Retaliation’ After US Soldiers Die in Syria ISIS Attack
President Trump vowed serious retaliation after an ISIS ambush killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria, highlighting ongoing U.S. military presence in the region.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump vowed retaliation after a Palmyra attack, telling reporters 'Yeah, we will' and posting a warning on Truth Social.
- U.S. Central Command said the attack was an ambush by a lone ISIS gunman during a key leader engagement in Palmyra, central Syria, where no single actor fully controls the area.
- The attacker was killed after the lone male attacker opened fire and was engaged by partner forces, while three U.S. service members and two Syrians were wounded and evacuated to Al-Tanf base.
- The president's pledge increases the prospect that U.S. military involvement could expand amid warnings the episode may lay groundwork for more action, though officials say response options remain unclear.
- Reportedly the first U.S. deaths since Bashar al-Assad's fall, this attack follows Damascus joining the coalition last month while Islamic State fighters hold desert cells; Damascus condemned the strike.
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The Independent (US)Trump vows to seek retribution against ISIS after Americans killed in Syria
(Washington/Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondents Lee Yu-mi and Kim Dong-ho = On the 13th (local time), three Americans, including two US soldiers and an interpreter who were operating in Syria, were killed by extremists...
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that there will be “very serious reprisals” after two U.S. soldiers and a civilian were killed in an attack in Syria, which the U.S. attributes to the Islamic State group. “We will retaliate,” Trump told the White House press, adding that the country laments the loss of the three great U.S. patriots and prays for the three wounded, who “look pretty good.” As CNN reported, the president also highlighted U.S…
The ambush, attributed to ISIS, hit a joint US-Syrian patrol, also causing the injury of three other U.S. military
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