U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Syria
The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after a deadly ambush last week killed two American soldiers and a U.S. civilian working as a translator.
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U.S. strikes ISIS targets in Syria, after killing of 2 soldiers and interpreter
The airstrikes on ISIS targets are being conducted in response to the killing of two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian contractor by a lone terrorist in Palmyra, Syria.
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U.S. retaliates with strikes on ISIS in Syria
The U.S. military has carried out airstrikes in central Syria targeting suspected sites linked to the Islamic State terror group. The strikes follow last Saturday's ISIS attack that killed two soldiers and a U.S. civilian working as an interpreter. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the details.
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U.S. begins strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
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Trump attends dignified transfer of soldiers
President Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of two National Guardsmen and an interpreter, who were killed in Syria.
Trump participates in dignified transfer honoring U.S. soldiers killed in Syria
Two members of the Iowa National Guard were killed in Syria on Saturday — Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard.
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Details on attack in Syria against U.S.
Two members of the Iowa National Guard, along with a civilian interpreter, were killed in what the Pentagon called an ambush attack by an ISIS gunman over the weekend. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
U.S. soldiers killed in Syria attack ID'd
The two Iowa National Guardsmen killed in an ambush attack in Syria Saturday have been identified as 29-year-old Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard of Marshalltown and 25-year-old Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar of Des Moines. A civilian interpreter was also killed. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
U.S. soldiers killed in Syria attack ID'd
The U.S. soldiers who were killed in an attack on U.S. and Syrian forces near Palmyra have been identified as Sgt. William Nathanial Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar. President Trump vowed retaliation after the attacks. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more.
Army identifies two American soldiers killed in attack in Syria
Two members of the Iowa National Guard and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria on Saturday after an ISIS gunman ambushed them, according to the Pentagon.
Gunman in Syria who targeted U.S. troops believed to be ISIS infiltrator, sources say
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.
Trump vows retaliation over Syria attack
President Trump vowed in a social media post to retaliate after two U.S. soldiers and a civilian serving as an interpreter were killed in an attack on U.S. and Syrian forces near Palmyra. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the latest.
Trump vows "we will retaliate" after fatal attack on U.S.-Syrian patrol in Syria
President Trump said in a Truth Social post that it was an "ISIS attack against the U.S." and Syria and that there will be "very serious retaliation."
3 Americans ambushed and killed in Syria
Two U.S. Army soldiers and an American civilian serving as an interpreter are dead after a lone gunman in Syria ambushed their patrol near Palmyra. No group has claimed responsibility, but President Trump is blaming ISIS. Willie James Inman reports.
Trump praises Syria's al-Sharaa after meeting
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Syria will join coalition against ISIS
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Trump meets Syrian leader days after his removal from terrorist list
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Latest from Trump meeting with Syria's leader
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