US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) pledged “very serious retaliation” after an ISIS gunman killed two US soldiers and one civilian interpreter in an ambush in Syria, calling the attack a strike against both the United States and Syria.

Speaking at the White House, the president described the victims as “three great patriots” and characterised the incident as an assault on both Washington and Damascus.

“This was an ISIS attack on us and Syria,” he told reporters. “We mourn the lost and we pray for them and their parents and their loved ones.”

Asked if the US would respond, Trump was unequivocal: “Yes, we will retaliate.”

He repeated the warning on Truth Social, writing, “There will be very serious retaliation. We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria–t

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