The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) made a statement regarding the attack on the social media platform X. The statement
said, "On December 13, a lone ISIS gunman in Syria opened fireorganizedas a result of the ambush, 2 U.S. soldiers and 1 U.S. citizen lost their lives, and 3 soldiers were wounded. The armed attacker, waskilled in theclash. The statement included these remarks.
TheThe statement noted that the identities of the soldiers who lost their lives would beannounced after their families have been notified.
BARRACK CONDEMNS THE ATTACK
US Ambassador to Ankaraand Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack also made a statement on his X accountregardingtheThe statement emphasized that they "strongly condemn" the attack.
Barrack stated, "I strongly condemn the cowardlyterrorist attack carried out against a jointUS-Syrian patrol in central Syria.We are deeply saddened by the loss of3 brave US soldiers and civilian personnel, and we wish a speedy recovery to theSyrian soldiers who were wounded in the attack." We wish for a speedy recovery. We remain committed to defeating terrorism alongside our Syrian partners and continue our efforts," the statement read.
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