Two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria on the 13th, while three other US soldiers were injured. The US side said the attackers were members of the extremist group “Islamic State,” and US President Trump said he would “severely retaliate.” The Syrian Transitional Government said on the same day that the attackers were Syrian security personnel. The Syrian State News Agency reported earlier in the day that security forces of the Syrian Transitional Government and US military forces were shot on the 13th during a joint patrol near Palmyra city in Homs province in central Syria. Two Syrian security personnel and several US military personnel were injured. The gunman has been killed and his motives are unclear. The Associated Press said that this is the first time since the fall of the Assad regime in December last year that an American soldier has been attacked and killed in Syria.

Two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria on the 13th, while three other US soldiers were injured. The US side said the attackers were members of the extremist group “Islamic State,” and US President Trump said he would “severely retaliate.” The Syrian Transitional Government said on the same day that the attackers were Syrian security personnel. The Syrian State News Agency reported earlier in the day that security forces of the Syrian Transitional Government and US military forces were shot on the 13th during a joint patrol near Palmyra city in Homs province in central Syria. Two Syrian security personnel and several US military personnel were injured. The gunman has been killed and his motives are unclear. The Associated Press said that this is the first time since the fall of the Assad regime in December last year that an American soldier has been attacked and killed in Syria.