President Donald Trump vows “very serious retaliation” after an ISIS gunman killed two U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter in a Syrian ambush, leaving three other soldiers wounded.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpsentastrongmessagetothoseaccusedofkillingtwoU.S.ArmysoldiersandanAmericaninterpreterinSyriaSaturday,notingtheU.S.willretaliateagainstISISifforcesareattackedagain.
AsTrumpdepartedtheWhiteHousefortheArmy-NavyfootballgameSaturdayafternoon,hesaidthecountryismourningthelossofthesoldiersandacivilianU.S.interpreter,whowereambushedbyaloneISISgunman.
Threeothersoldierswerewoundedbutare“doingwell,”accordingtothepresident.
Theyweretakenbyhelicopterstotheal-Tanfgarrison,whichisneartheborderwithIraqandJordan,TheAssociatedPressreported,citingSyrianstatemedia.
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TrumplaterpostedtoTruthSocial,adding,“therewillbeveryseriousretaliation.”
“ThiswasanISISattackagainsttheU.S.,andSyria,inaverydangerouspartofSyria,thati
