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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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) …
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