2 US service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says

"Shots were fired at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria's state media and a war monitor said. The shooting took place near Palmyra, according to the state-run SANA news agency, which said two members of Syria's security force and several U.S. service members were wounded. The injured were taken by helicopters to the al-Tanf garrison near the border with Iraq and Jordan."

"SANA said the attacker was killed, without providing further details. A U.S. defense official told The Associated Press that they are aware of the reports and did not have any information to provide immediately. The official spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorized to speak to the media. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least three Syrian security members were wounded as well as several Americans. It added that the attacker was a member of the Syrian security force."

An ambush by the Islamic State group in central Syria killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian and wounded three others, U.S. Central Command reported. U.S. authorities will withhold the identities of the service members until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification. Shots were fired during a visit by American troops to a historic town near Palmyra, wounding several and prompting medical evacuation by helicopter to the al-Tanf garrison. Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Syrian security personnel also wounded and said the attacker was a member of the Syrian security force. The incident marks the first U.S. casualty-causing attack since Assad’s fall last year.

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