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flag Two U.S. service members and a civilian were killed in an ISIS ambush in Syria, prompting vows of retaliation.

flag Two U.S. military personnel and one civilian interpreter were killed, and three others wounded, in a suspected ISIS ambush in central Syria on December 13, 2025, marking the first U.S. combat fatalities there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad a year earlier. flag The attack, carried out by a lone gunman, prompted President Donald Trump to vow "very serious retaliation" and drew strong warnings from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that anyone targeting Americans globally will be relentlessly pursued and killed. flag The U.S. military withheld the identities of the fallen service members pending family notification. flag Despite recent diplomatic advances, including a cooperation agreement with Syria’s interim leadership, the incident underscores persistent security threats from ISIS and ongoing risks for U.S. personnel in the region.

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