{"id":61272,"date":"2025-12-15T17:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/army-identifies-two-american-soldiers-killed-in-attack-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:18:03","slug":"army-identifies-two-american-soldiers-killed-in-attack-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/army-identifies-two-american-soldiers-killed-in-attack-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Army identifies two American soldiers killed in attack in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Army on Monday identified the two American soldiers <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/shots-us-syria-troops-palmyra\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">who were killed in Palmyra, Syria<\/a><\/span>, over the weekend as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa. Both were members of the Iowa National Guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A civilian interpreter was also killed in the attack. The Pentagon said an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-troops-ambush-syria-isis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ISIS gunman ambushed the two guardsmen<\/a><\/span> and the interpreter in Saturday&#8217;s attack.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Iowa&#8217;s Governor Kim Reynolds wrote, &#8220;Sgt. Howard and Sgt. Torrestovar served our state and nation with honor, and in doing so, gave the ultimate sacrifice. We are grateful for their service and deeply mourn their loss.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds ordered flags across Iowa to immediately be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of their funerals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tovar, Howard, and the interpreter were killed while they were supporting a &#8220;key leader engagement&#8221; as part of the counter-ISIS mission, according to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. Three U.S. service members were injured in the attack, and the gunman was killed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon official says the U.S. currently has about 1,000 U.S. forces in Syria to counter ISIS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post after the attack, President Trump vowed &#8220;very serious retaliation.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In remarks to reporters before leaving the White House for the Army-Navy football game Saturday, Trump said, &#8220;We mourn the loss of three great patriots in Syria. You know how it happened \u2014 it was an ambush, terrible. We also have three wounded. 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