US EditionTwo U.S. Soldiers, American Civilian Interpreter Killed in Attack in Syria
The ambush by a lone ISIS gunman killed two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter during counterterrorism operations; three others were wounded, U.S. Central Command said.
- 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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Trump vows retaliation after ISIS-linked attack kills three Americans in Syria
President Donald Trump has vowed a forceful retaliation following the killing of three American personnel in Syria by a suspected Islamic State operative. The victims include two United States Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter who were attacked while accompanying a joint convoy of U.S. and Syrian forces. The U.S. military confirmed that three additional American troops sustained injuries during the incident. According to U.S. Central Comm…
According to the Pentagon, two US soldiers and one interpreter were killed in an attack in Syria.
2 US soldiers, civilian killed in IS attack in Syria, Trump vows 'very serious retaliation'
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday of 'very serious retaliation' after three Americans - two soldiers and a civilian - were killed in an ambush in Syria. The Republican leader blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for the ambush and said the attack has also left his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa 'extremely angry'. "We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and one Civilian Interpreter,"…
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