US Forces Ambushed in Syria, Three Killed and Three Wounded in Counter-ISIS Engagement, Trump Vows Retaliation
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An ISIS gunman ambushed US forces in Syria, killing three soldiers and a civilian interpreter while wounding three others. President Trump vowed retaliation, calling it a dangerous attack in an area not fully controlled by ISIS.
In Syria, an ISIS gunman ambushed and killed three US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter, wounding three others. President Trump vowed retaliation, stating "This was an ISIS attack against the US, and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them." The incident occurred during a counterterrorism engagement near Palmyra, a historically significant city once held by ISIS.
