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Two US soldiers die with civilian interpreter in Syria in ISIS ‘ambush’

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Two US service members and a civilian interpreter were killed in an ISIS ambush in Palmyra, Syria.

The attack occurred while the victims were participating in a meeting with local leaders in support of counterterrorism operations.

Three other American soldiers were injured in the attack and the attacker was killed by allied forces.

The attacker, a member of the Syrian security forces with an extremist ideology, did not hold a leadership position.

Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter, all Americans, died this Saturday in an attack carried out in the Syrian province of Palmyra, in central Syria, as confirmed by the US Department of Defense.

The soldiers gave support for anti-terrorist operationsAs the Pentagon reports: “Their mission was to support ongoing counter-terrorism and anti-IS operations in the region.”

Three others were injuredaccording to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the attacker was killed by allied forces.

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Parnell confirmed on his social media that the attack happened while soldiers were holding a meeting with local leaders.

Faced with this news and forcefully, Pete Hegseth wrote on his X account: “If Americans are attacked, anywhere in the world, they will spend the rest of their short and agonizing lives knowing that The United States will pursue, find and eliminate them mercilessly“.

The spokesperson for the Syrian Interior Ministry, Noureddin Al-Babaconfirmed that the attacker was a member of the security forces with extremist ideology, but that he did not have a leadership role in the training.

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