Two U.S.soldiers and one civilian U.S.
interpreter were killed in Syria Saturday after they were ambushed by a likely ISIS gunman, U.S.officials said.The gunman was killed by "partner forces" during a skirmish, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.In this Jan.
9, 2025, file photo, US forces patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province.Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images, FILEThree other service members were injured during the incident in Palmyra, Syria, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.Two U.S.
officials told ABC News the wounded were American."The attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement.Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS / counter-terrorism operations in the region," Parnell said in a statement.From al-Qaeda to Syria's presidency, the rise of Ahmad al-SharaaThis marked the first combat deaths since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office.Two U.S.
officials told ABC News that Saturday's attack "took place in an area where the Syrian President does not have control."Popular ReadsWashington residents evacuate amid catastrophic floodingDec 12, 10:08 AMSome House GOP members defy Johnson on ACADec 12, 10:33 AMTrump admin live updates: Trump pardons former entertainment exec indicted by own DOJDec 4, 6:23 AMThe identities of the soldiers were not immediately revealed due to ongoing next of kin notifications, officials said.In this Jan.9, 2025,, file photo, a US soldier holds a dog as forces patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province.Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images, FILEThe three American fatalities in today’s attack in Syria are the first combat deaths in that country since 2019 when four Americans were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Manbij, Syria.Prior to today there had been 10 U.S.
military deaths in Syria, including a mix of hostile and non-hostile deaths. The most recent U.S.military death in Syria was a ...