US Service Members Injured in Syria Ambush Assault

A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox Information there have been a number of accidents after American service members had been ambushed in Syria on Saturday.

The official added that a number of the accidents had been critical.

Two native Syrian officers earlier informed Reuters {that a} convoy of U.S. and Syrian forces combating the Islamic State terrorist group was focused whereas on patrol within the central city of Palmyra.

The Division of Conflict had informed Fox Information Digital that “we’re conscious of reviews,” however added that it had “nothing extra to offer at the moment.”

“The US, CIA and army forces are reportedly deeply concerned in securing and stabilizing the state of affairs in Syria,” Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Middle for Safety and International Affairs, not too long ago informed Fox Information Digital.

SYRIANS MARK FIRST YEAR SINCE ASSAD’S FALL AS US SIGNALS NEW ERA IN RELATIONS

U.S. forces patrol in Syria’s northeastern metropolis of Qamishli within the Hasakeh province, on Jan. 9, 2025.  (Delil Souleiman/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

As of June, the U.S. had about 1,500 troops left in Syria following withdrawals and consolidations ordered by the Pentagon, and that quantity was anticipated to drop to only a number of hundred by the tip of this 12 months, in keeping with Fox Information Chief Nationwide Safety correspondent Jennifer Griffin.

ISRAELI OFFICIAL ISSUES STARK WARNING AFTER CHILLING SYRIAN MILITARY CHANTS RESURFACE

U.S. Military troopers put together to exit on patrol from a distant fight outpost on Might 25, 2021, in northeastern Syria.  (John Moore/Getty Photos)

Griffin reported that the U.S. had eight bases in Syria to keep watch over ISIS because the U.S. army went in to stop the terrorist group from establishing a caliphate in 2014, though three of these bases have since been closed down or turned over to the Syrian Democratic Forces.

On Monday, tens of hundreds of Syrians flooded the streets of Damascus to mark the primary anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse.

U.S. Military troopers stand close to an armored army automobile on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023.  (Delil Souleiman/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

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These celebrations got here a 12 months after former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the capital as insurgent forces swept by the nation in a lightning offensive that ended 5 many years of Assad household rule and opened a brand new chapter in Syrian historical past.

Fox Information’ Benjamin Weinthal and Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.