US EditionTwo U.S. Soldiers, American Civilian Interpreter Killed in Attack in Syria
- On Saturday, two U.S. Army soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter were killed and three U.S. service members wounded in Palmyra, central Syria, the Department of Defense said.
- U.S. forces were on a key leader engagement to support counter-ISIS operations during a joint field tour with Syrian partners after Damascus joined the US-led coalition last month.
- CENTCOM described the assault as an ambush by a lone ISIS gunman; partner forces engaged and killed the attacker, and helicopters evacuated the injured to the al-Tanf garrison.
- President Donald Trump warned `There will be very serious retaliation.` The Pentagon said it is investigating the attack and will withhold victims' identities until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification.
- CENTCOM's recent tally of more than 22 partnered operations and United Nations estimates of 5,000–7,000 ISIS fighters underline the persistent threat to about 1,000 U.S. service members in Syria.
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ISIS Ambush in Syria Sparks Fierce Trump Warning
President Donald Trump pledged a forceful response Saturday after two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in a deadly ambush by an ISIS gunman in Syria. The attack occurred during a counterterrorism mission near Palmyra, where American forces were meeting with local leaders as part of ongoing operations against the Islamic State. According to the Pentagon, three other U.S. personnel were wounded in the attack. The lone ISIS…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Saturday that there will be “very serious arrests” following the murder of two U.S. military personnel and a civilian interpreter in an Islamic State (ISIS) attack in Syria. “We regret the loss of three major U.S. patriots in Syria, two soldiers and a civilian interpreter,” Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social. “There will be very serious reprisals,” he added. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM…
Trump vows retaliation after 2 US soldiers, civilian interpreter killed in Syria
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Saturday that there will be “very serious arrests” following the murder of two U.S. military personnel and a civilian interpreter in an Islamic State (ISIS) attack in Syria. “We regret the loss of three major U.S. patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and a civilian interpreter,” Trump wrote on his social network, Truth Social. “There will be very serious reprisals,” he added. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) …
According to the Pentagon, the attack occurred in the Palmira area as soldiers held a meeting with local leaders.It was perpetrated by a lone shooter who was killed on the spot.
2 US Soldiers, Interpreter Killed on Joint Patrol in Syria
An ambush on a joint US-Syrian patrol in the Syrian city of Palmyra killed two American soldiers and a US civilian interpreter on Saturday, according to the Pentagon and Syria's state news agency. Three American soldiers and two Syrian security personnel were wounded by an attacker US Central Command said...
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