IS attack in Palmyra

American soldiers killed in attack in Syria

Two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter have been killed in an attack on a base in Syria, the Pentagon says.

It is said to have happened in the city of Palmyra in the central part of the country, where the American soldiers were participating in an operation against the terrorist group IS. The attacker has been killed, writes AFP.

The US military command for the Middle East, Centcom, calls it "an ambush by a lone IS shooter". Sources tell Reuters that it concerns a soldier in the Syrian army.

Trump promises "severe revenge" after the attack

The United States mourns the three Americans - two soldiers and an interpreter - who were killed in an attack in Palmyra in Syria on Saturday. This is what President Donald Trump writes in a post on his Truth Social platform where he promises an American response.

"There will be very serious retaliation."

According to the United States, the terrorist group IS is behind it. Syrian soldiers were also attacked, and according to Trump, the country's President Ahmed al-Shaara is "extremely angry." The perpetrator, who is believed to have acted alone, has been killed.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) states that the attacker was a member of the Syrian forces.