A Syrian interior ministry spokesperson told Syrian television channel Al-Ikhbariya that the attacker did not have a leadership role in the security forces.
Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an Islamic State attack on Saturday in Palmyra, Syria, where they were supporting counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon said. Three others were wounded, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the attacker was killed by partner forces. The attacker was a member of Syrian security forces, three local officials told Reuters.
A Syrian interior ministry spokesperson told Syrian television channel Al-Ikhbariya that the attacker did not have a leadership role in the security forces. He did not say whether the man was a junior member. The forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire on Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, two local Syrian officials told Reuters. The officials said there were casualties.
Two members of the Syrian security forces were wounded, and a number of American personnel were injured, according to the Syrian state media site SANA. American helicopters intervened to evacuate the injured to Al-Tanf base following the attack, according to SANA. A single gunman was killed, and US Central Command has since confirmed the killer was a member of the Islamic State terror group. (Read More)