In the same week Syrians were celebrating a positive new chapter in their country, an ambush attack has killed two United States Army soldiers and an American interpreter in Syria, the Pentagon announced Saturday.

“Today in Palmyra, Syria, two United States Army soldiers and one civilian U.S. interpreter were killed, and three were wounded,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote on X Saturday.

“The attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement. Their mission was in support of ongoing counter-ISIS/counter-terrorism operations in the region,” Parnell stated.

He added, “The soldiers’ names, as well as identifying information about their units, are being withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin notification.”

The attack on the U.S. troops, reported

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