An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian.

Two U.S. troops and one American civilian were killed and three others wounded in an ISIS ambush near Palmyra, Syria, U.S. Central Command says.

Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman breaks down the ISIS ambush in Palmyra, Syria, that killed two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter and prompted President Trump to vow retaliation.

The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

The Department of War told Fox News Digital it is aware of reports that American troops have come under fire Saturday in the central Syrian town of Palmyra.

Since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad last December, the Trump administration has embraced the new Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has ties to Al Qaida. The Islamic State, which the U.S. declared in 2019 was mostly defeated, has remained a threat in Syria and has continued to conduct attacks since Assad’s departure.

An assailant opened fire at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria’s state media and a war monitor said. The shooting took place near Palmyra,