Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 14, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/attacker-us-troops-syria/

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BEIRUT — A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria’s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was recently reassigned amid suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic State group, a Syrian official told The A...