President Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.

The number of U.S. troops in the country has fluctuated and currently stands at around 900. They are mainly posted in the Kurdish-controlled northeast and at the al-Tanf base in the southeastern desert near the borders with Iraq and Jordan.

Syria said on Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region was a member of its own security forces who was due to be dismissed for extremist views, a day after the deadly attack blamed by Washington on the Islamic State group.

Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

President Donald Trump today vowed to retaliate for the deaths of two United States soldiers and an American civilian interpreter in central Syria in an at

The spiritual head of Israel's Druze community is calling on the United States to take action in support of minority rights.

A smooth integration of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces could build a stronger, more professional Syrian military capable of providing security throughout Syria.

The United States must provide sustained support to Syria's transition to a new political order, including humanitarian assistance, in order to ensure regional stability and U.S. national security.