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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio and Bel Trew

Trump promises retaliation after two US Army soldiers and a civilian translator are killed in Syria attack

President Donald Trump promised “serious retaliation” against ISIS after two U.S. Army soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed and three other soldiers were injured in an attack in Syria on Saturday.

Hours after the Pentagon announced the three Americans had been ambushed by a “lone ISIS gunman,” the U.S. president vowed to seek retribution against the entity believed to have conducted the attack on U.S. and Syrian forces.

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