An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian.

The killing of three Americans in Syria by an ISIS fighter over the weekend highlighted U.S. military presence in the Middle Eastern country, more than five years after the territorial defeat of the Islamic State.

The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.

U.S. service members and an American civilian were killed in a shooting in central Syria during ongoing counter-ISIS operations, highlighting the persistent threat posed by insurgent violence despite the group’s territorial defeat and the continued risks faced by U.

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria have been identified

President Donald Trump declared in his first term that the Islamic State group was defeated and that U.S. troops would leave Syria. This weekend, a gunman linked to the Islamic State group killed two Iowa National Guardsmen and an American translator in Syria.

The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

Israel’s military raids and strikes over the past year aiming to carve out a buffer zone in southern Syria have raised tensions, frustrated locals and also appear to have scuttled chances — despite U.