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Saturday, December 13, 2025
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
2 US soldiers, 1 American civilian killed in ISIS ambush in Syria, Pentagon says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwo US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an Islamic State attack earlier today in Palmyra, Syria, where they were supporting counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon says.
According to the US military’s Central Command, the interpreter was a US citizen.
Three others were wounded, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell says. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the attacker was killed by partner forces.
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