At Least Four Americans Killed in ISIS-Claimed Attack in Syria

At Least Four Americans Killed in Syria Attack Claimed by Islamic State

The bombing comes a month after President Trump announced a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria

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A bombing in Syria claimed by Islamic State killed at least four Americans on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, hardening divisions in Washington over President Trump’s plan to withdraw troops from the country.

The four Americans—two military service members, a civilian Defense Department employee and a Pentagon contractor—were among 19 believed killed in the blast, including allied fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces and a number of civilians, according to local media and a monitoring group. Other Americans may have been...

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