ISIS gunman kills two Iowa National Guard members in Syria terrorist attack. Community mourns loss of Nate Howard and fellow soldier in tragic incident.

Sgts. William Nathaniel "Nate" Howard and Edgar Torres-Tovar were killed in Syria while they were stationed with the Iowa National Guard.

The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.

As a link between the terror organisation and the Bondi Beach gunmen is investigated, Peter Neumann, author of ‘Isis: the Inside Story’, explains how they have evolved as a group and the chilling call

The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said two gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration were motivated by the Islamic State.

The men suspected of attacking a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach were inspired by the ISIS terror group and spent weeks last month in the Philippines, officials say.

The black flag of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is no longer associated with the sprawling territorial “caliphate” the group once controlled in the Syrian desert. It no longer serves as a banner beckoning Islamist militant recruits from across the globe or as the symbol of an organization with tight operational control over its terrorist plots and media profile.