Islamic State, in first comment, calls Palmyra attack a blow to US and Syrian forces


Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Islamic ‌State group said the killing of U.S. Pentagon ‌personnel in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra was a "blow" ‌to U.S. forces and Syrian armed factions opposed to it, in its first public comment on the incident.

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter ‍were killed on Saturday when an ‍attacker targeted a convoy ‌of American and Syrian forces in Palmyra before being shot dead, ‍the ​U.S. military said. Three U.S. soldiers were wounded.

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