Two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed Saturday after an ambush by an ISIS gunman in central Syria, U.S. Central Command said . Three other service members were injured.

The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions .

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media that the gunman was killed by partner forces.

"If you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you," Hegseth said.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on X that the shooting occurred "as the soldiers were concluding a key leader engagement" and their mission wa

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