“This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria. There will be very serious retaliation.”
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed Saturday in eastern Syria during a deadly attack on a joint American and Syrian convoy.
According to the U.S. military, the assault took place while American personnel were conducting what Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell described as a “key leader engagement.” Three additional U.S. service members were wounded in the incident and were later reported to be in stable condition.
U.S. Central Command said the attack was carried out in an ambush by a lone Islamic State gunman, who was subsequently engaged and killed by responding forces. No terror group has formally claimed responsibility, and the identity of the attacker has not been publicly released.