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Three US military personnel – two weapons and a civilian interpreter – were killed on Saturday after negotiations between the US and Syrian forces.
Three other American soldiers were wounded, the military’s central command said.
In the central Syrian city of Palmyna, a lone gunman said, “The central gunman said that the soldiers are participating in the key leadership.” US Defense Secretary Pete Hector called the attacker “partner forces” in a social media post.
The attacker was a member of the Syrian security forces, three local officials told Reuters. A spokesman for the Syrian Ministry of the Interior said the man was a spokesman for a settlement without a leading role in the security forces.
In the year On December 10, this was confirmed by the fact that the attacker may have radical ideas and that the words he spoke about him were Sue’s television channel al-Iqbaya.
However, the attack is suspected to be linked to the Islamic State.
The initial assessments of the high-ranking officials indicate that the attack was carried out in a situation not under the control of the Syrian government.
US President Donald Trump, in response to the attack on social media, “We will throw it at ISIS.”
The armed group did not claim responsibility.
The names of the soldiers will be revealed up to 24 hours after the next Kin notification, according to the US military.
Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a security source as saying two Syrian servicemen without providing further details. The cloud is that the American helicopters have been injured in the al-Tanf region of Syria near the Iraqi border.
Tom Flight, the US ambassador to Turkey and the special envoy to Sonya, condemned the attack.
Three brave American service members and civilian workers and civilian workers and the speedy recovery and the speedy recovery of the Syrian soldiers who were wounded in the attack. We are committed to defeating terrorism with our partner Sora. “
The attack came a month after the signing of a political cooperation agreement with the US on the Ajer-led coalition. Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s visit to the White House.
In recent months, the coalition has carried out weather assistance and ground operations targeting ISIS suspects, often with the participation of the Syrian security forces. Syria last month prosecuted links to the group and carried out a campaign to arrest more than 70 people.
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