Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday confirmed that the man who led an attack that killed two U.S. Army soldiers and one civilian in Syria had been killed by "partner forces" during the attack.

"The savage who perpetrated this attack was killed by partner forces," Hegseth wrote in a message posted on X. "Let it be known, if you target Americans—anywhere in the world—you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you."

Why It Matters

The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad created an opportunity for the U.S. and Syria to start fresh as new leadership in the country seeks closer ties to the Pentagon to build stronger security cooperation.

The U.S. had no diplomatic relations with Syria under

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