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"We are going to retaliate," Donald Trump affirmed to journalists outside the White House this Saturday, after two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter died in Syria from an attack attributed to an ISIS terrorist. And then, through a message on his Truth Social platform, the president indicated that Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa was "extremely angry and disturbed" by this incident.
The attack was recorded during a joint patrol between US and Syrian forces in the city of Palmyra, as announced by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) via X. CENTCOM confirmed the death of the three Americans and detailed that the aggression occurred when "a lone ISIS attacker" opened fire, also injuring three other Syrian soldiers. The agency added that the aggressor was "shot down" after the ambush.
The Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, assured that the ambush took place when the soldiers were participating in a "key liaison meeting" within the framework of the counter-terrorism operations that both countries are developing. For his part, the US special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, indicated that the target was "a joint patrol between the United States and the Syrian government." On X, the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, stated that "the allied forces eliminated the savage who perpetrated the attack."
Parnell reported that the identities of the deceased soldiers will be kept confidential until the families are officially notified.
A Pentagon official, cited by AFP, pointed out that the aggression occurred in an area "outside the control" of the Syrian government.
In state television, Anwar al Baba, spokesman for the Syrian Ministry of Interior, assured that there were prior warnings to the allied forces about a possible infiltration of ISIS in the area, stating that "the forces of the international coalition did not consider the Syrian warnings."
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights explained that the meeting between commanders was part of the American strategy to "reinforce its presence in the Syrian desert." SANA added that the wounded soldiers were evacuated by helicopter to the Al Tanf base, where US coalition troops remain.
Although the Islamic State lost territorial control in Syria five years ago, the organization still maintains active cells, especially in desert areas. Currently, U.S. troops are deployed in the northeast under Kurdish administration and at the Al Tanf base, near the border with Jordan.
