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Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region.

The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.

The two soldiers and a U.S. interpreter were killed during a “key leader engagement.” Three others were wounded in the attack.

Syrian forces and a United States-led coalition launched an operation against Isis sleeper cells today, a Syrian Interior Ministry official said, a day aft

Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Jack Reed (D-RI) encouraged a “very aggressive” response to the ISIS attack that killed three Americans, including two U.S. Army soldiers, in Syria on Saturday.

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Sunday urged the Trump administration to continue working with the Syrian government to combat ISIS in the wake of an ambush that left two soldiers and one civilian killed in central Syria.

Syrian authorities on Sunday launched a security operation against ISIS (Deash) terrorist cells in the countryside of Homs province, following an attack that killed three Americans near the ancient city of Palmyra, state media reported.