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The two soldiers and a U.S. interpreter were killed during a “key leader engagement.” Three others were wounded in the attack.
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Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' against ISIS after deadly Syrian ambush kills US soldiers
President Donald Trump vows "very serious retaliation" after an ISIS gunman killed two U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter in a Syrian ambush, leaving three other soldiers wounded.
President Trump said there would be “very serious retaliation” for the attack, which also killed an American interpreter.
The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.
The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.
Syria and Iraq held talks on Monday to explore ways to improve border crossing operations and further strengthen cooperation between
The full details of the attack are still being investigated, with concerns that the perpetrators were able to gain access to Syrian security forces and infiltrate to carry out their attack.
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.
Two US Army soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in an attack in Syria on Saturday, according to the Pentagon.
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2 US service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says
Two U.S. service members and one American civilian have been killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria.