DAMASCUS, Syria — Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic State group in central Syria , the the U.S. military’s Central Command said.

The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago.

What You Need To Know • Two U.S. service members and one American civilian have been killed and three other people wounded in an ambush by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the U.S. Central Command said • Saturday's attack on U.S. troops in the country is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad a year ago • Earlier in the day there were reports of shots fired at Syrian and

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