U.S. Soldiers Killed in Syria Identified
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The U.S. Army has shared the identities of the two Iowa National Guard troops who were killed on Saturday when an ISIS terrorist opened fire on them in Palmyra, Syria. Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25,
The full details of the attack are still being investigated, with concerns that the perpetrators were able to gain access to Syrian security forces and infiltrate to carry out their attack.
The two soldiers and a U.S. interpreter were killed during a “key leader engagement.” Three others were wounded in the attack.
Syria and Iraq held talks on Monday to explore ways to improve border crossing operations and further strengthen cooperation between
Syria's government said it arrested five people on Sunday following the attack that killed three Americans and wounded several others, but it has offered no clarity about how the gunman was able to approach what should have been a secure meeting.
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Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' against ISIS after deadly Syrian ambush kills US soldiers
President Donald Trump vows "very serious retaliation" after an ISIS gunman killed two U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter in a Syrian ambush, leaving three other soldiers wounded.
The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.
One of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in an attack Saturday in central Syria has been publicly identified by family members, while the Iowa National Guard has not yet officially released the names of the fallen service members.
The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.
Two U.S. service members were killed in an ambush near Palmyra in Syria, the first attack to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad.
Two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush in central Syria on Saturday, December 13, 2025, according to U.S. Central Command. Three additional service members were wounded in the attack,
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