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US Troops Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria, Trump Vows Retaliation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an ISIS attack in central Syria on Wednesday, December 13th, according to U.S. officials. The attack targeted a joint U.S.-Syrian patrol in the city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site formerly controlled by ISIS.
“We grieve the loss of three American patriots in Syria,” former President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. “ISIS has attacked America and Syria in a very dangerous area of Syria that they do not fully control.” He vowed a “very serious retaliation.”
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the attack occurred in Palmyra. U.S. Central Command stated on X (formerly Twitter) that a lone ISIS gunman ambushed the patrol and was subsequently “engaged and eliminated.”
Former President Trump said three other U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack and are recovering. According to Parnell, the soldiers were engaged in a meeting with key leaders in support of counter-terrorism operations when the attack occurred. U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack confirmed the patrol was a joint U.S.-Syrian operation.
Former President Trump noted that the “new leader of Syria,” Ahmed al-Sharaa, who visited the White House last month, was “outraged and concerned” by the attack. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani released a statement condemning the “terrorist attack” against the joint counter-terrorism patrol near Palmyra.
While ISIS was territorially defeated in Syria in 2019, remnants of the group continue to operate, particularly in the country’s vast desert regions. U.S. forces maintain a presence in the Kurdish-controlled northeast of Syria and in the Al-Tanf region near the border with Jordan.
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