Two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian who was serving as an interpreter were killed after shots were fired at U.S. and Syrian forces during a visit to a historic central town in Syria on Saturday, U.S. military officials said.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X that the attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a "key leader engagement." He said three other service members were injured in the incident.

"Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS / counter-terrorism operations in the region," he said, adding that the soldiers' names, as well as identifying information about their units, will be withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin notification. "This attack is currently under active investigation."

U.S. Central Command said the attack was a

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