"Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic State group in central Syria, the the U.S. military's Central Command said. The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago."
"Central Command said in a post on X that as a matter of respect for the families and in accordance with Department of Defense policy, the identities of the service members will be withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin have been notified. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X: "Let it be known, if you target Americans - anywhere in the world - you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you.""
"The shooting took place near historic Palmyra, according to the state-run SANA news agency, which earlier said two members of Syria's security force and several U.S. service members had been wounded. The casualties were taken by helicopter to the al-Tanf garrison near the border with Iraq and Jordan."
An ambush by a lone Islamic State member in central Syria killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian and wounded three other people. The attack is the first to inflict U.S. casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago. Central Command will withhold the identities of the service members until 24 hours after next-of-kin notifications. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said anyone targeting Americans will be hunted and killed. The shooting occurred near historic Palmyra; SANA reported additional Syrian security force injuries, the attacker was reported killed, and casualties were evacuated to the al-Tanf garrison.
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