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

The Iowa National Guard released the names of two US soldiers who were killed by an Islamic State member in Syria on December 13. In the aftermath of the attack, Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al Shaibani spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on December 14 and said the Syrian government would work with the US to degrade and destroy the Islamic State (IS).

The Iowa National Guard released the names of two US soldiers killed in a December 13 attack in Syria. “The deceased soldiers are Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29 of Marshalltown, Iowa and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25 of Des Moines, Iowa. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment,” the Guard noted.

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria have been identified

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