Overview
- The Army named Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torrestovar, 25, both of the Iowa National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, as the fallen.
- A U.S. civilian interpreter also died and three Iowa Guard members were wounded; two were evacuated to a Jordanian military hospital and are stable, officials said.
- The soldiers were in Palmyra for a key leader engagement when a lone ISIS gunman opened fire; U.S. and Syrian partner forces killed the attacker.
- Syria’s Interior Ministry reported detaining suspects and said the shooter had recently served as a security guard and was reassigned over suspected ISIS ties.
- The incident is under investigation, with President Trump vowing retaliation and Iowa ordering flags at half-staff to honor the soldiers.