‼️Attacker Who Killed Three Americans In Palmyra Was Member Of Syrian Security Forces

Two United States Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed and three other soldiers were wounded on December 13 in an attack in the central Syrian city of Palmyra, the Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.

In a statement, the command said the attack by a lone gunman occurred "as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement" with Syrian security forces.

Reuters later reported, citing three local officials, that the gunman who carried out the attack was a member of the Syrian security forces.

Saleh al-Hamoui, a former commander of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – the Islamist rebel group that overthrew the Assad regime last year and established the current government – was the first to reveal this.

In a post to Telegram, al-Hamoui said that the gunman was the bodyguard of Palmyra’s security chief, Abu Jaber “Sufyan”. He was identified by other Islamist activists as “Mahmoud al-Hussein”.

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