SRINAGAR : Two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Saturday after a suspected ISIS militant opened fire on a joint US–Syrian patrol in central Syria, officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks on US personnel in the country in recent months, according to BBC report. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

US Central Command later confirmed the fatalities, saying the incident occurred near the ancient city of Palmyra, where an ambush by a lone gunman also left three other troops wounded. The attacker was subsequently engaged and killed by forces at the scene, according to a military statement cited by AP.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the troops were conducting a “key leader engagement” as part of counter-terrorism operations when

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