{"id":2521436,"date":"2025-12-15T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamic-state-group-gunman-in-syria-attack-worked-in-state-security-forces\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:42:15","slug":"islamic-state-group-gunman-in-syria-attack-worked-in-state-security-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamic-state-group-gunman-in-syria-attack-worked-in-state-security-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic State group gunman in Syria attack worked in state security forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fislamic-state-group-gunman-in-syria-attack-worked-in-state-security-forces%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521436&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the article is:<\/p>\n<p>A gunman affiliated with the Islamic State group carried out an attack in Palmyra, Syria, killing three U.S. citizens-two Army National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter-and injuring several others, including American and Syrian military personnel. The attacker was revealed to be a member of Syria&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-builds-back-obamas-middle-east\/\" title=\"Biden Builds Back Obama\u2019s Middle East\">internal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">security forces<\/a><\/a>, having worked as a base security guard for about two months.He had recently been reassigned and was due to be dismissed due to suspected ISIS extremist views. U.S.officials described the incident as an insider terrorist attack. The two soldiers killed were from the Iowa National Guard. in response, President Donald Trump promised serious retaliation, noting that the attack occurred in a region of Syria not fully controlled by the new government installed after the Assad regime.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Islamic State group gunman in Syria attack worked in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state security forces<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422099\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3917431\/reed-us-very-aggressive-defeating-isis\/\">Islamic State group<\/a> gunman who killed three U.S. citizens in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\">Syria<\/a> over the weekend was a member of the country&rsquo;s security forces.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who was killed after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3916982\/two-us-soldiers-killed-by-gunman-in-syria-others-wounded\/\">murdering two Army soldiers<\/a> and a U.S. civilian interpreter and injuring several additional American and Syrian military personnel stationed in Palmyra, was a &ldquo;lone ISIS gunman,&rdquo; U.S. officials said following the Saturday attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3918024\/us-90-percent-obstacles-russia-ukraine-solved-germany-talks\/\">US claims 90% of obstacles to Russia-Ukraine agreement solved in Germany talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3917809\/china-convicts-hong-kong-democracy-leader-jimmy-lai-sedition\/\">China convicts Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai of sedition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3917698\/jetblue-plane-near-venezuela-midair-collision-us-air-force-aircraft\/\">JetBlue plane near Venezuela &#8216;almost had a midair collision&#8217; with Air Force aircraft<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Officials have also confirmed that the gunman had joined Syria&rsquo;s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/insider-attack-syria-kills-iowa-national-guard-soldiers\/69721981\">recently reassigned<\/a> due to suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n<p>An evaluation last week found that the man held &ldquo;extremist&rdquo; views, and he had been slated for dismissal on Sunday, a day <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3917431\/reed-us-very-aggressive-defeating-isis\/\">after the attack<\/a>, Syrian interior ministry spokesman Nour al Din al Baba added during an interview broadcast on public television.<\/p>\n<p>Al Baba alleged that the name of the attacker is Tarek Satouf al Hamdn, saying he worked as part of the Badia local security forces inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-miserable-decline-into-incivility\/\" title=\"NBA Has Only Itself to Blame for Miserable Decline Into Incivility\">local base<\/a> where the Saturday attack took place, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-troops-ambush-syria-isis\/\">in comments<\/a> to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>The two soldiers killed were National Guard members from Iowa. They were in Syria as part of the U.S. military presence in the eastern part of the country, which centers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\">counterterrorism operations<\/a> in the region. The mission also involves the Syrian Armed Forces. The gunman was not part of the Syrian security forces stationed in Palmyra at the time of the attack, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/14\/world\/middleeast\/syria-isis-attack.html\">U.S. officials <\/a>told the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent called the shooting &ldquo;an insider terrorist attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3917087\/trump-retaliation-isis-kills-three-americans-including-two-soldiers\/\">vowing a U.S. response <\/a>to the attack, President Donald Trump said it occurred in an area the new Syrian government, installed earlier this year after the fall of the Assad regime, does not &ldquo;fully&rdquo; control.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;The president of Syria, Ahmed al Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious retaliation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the two soldiers killed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3917875\/army-shares-identities-two-soldiers-killed-isis-ambush-syria\/\">were identified<\/a> as Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, and Edgar Torres-Tovar, 25. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This undated combo photo created with images released by the Iowa National Guard shows Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, left, and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. (Iowa National Guard via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3917087\/trump-retaliation-isis-kills-three-americans-including-two-soldiers\/\">TRUMP PROMISES &lsquo;SERIOUS RETALIATION&rsquo; AFTER ISIS KILLS THREE AMERICANS INCLUDING TWO SOLDIERS IN SYRIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, said five Iowa National Guard troops were attacked. Two of the soldiers were in stable condition as of Monday. The third is in good condition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were dedicated professionals and cherished members of our Guard family who represented the best of Iowa,&rdquo; Osborn said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISIS gunman in Syria attack was part of state security forces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2521437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/isis-istock-e1765829929785.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10272,57830,68854,68853,6039],"class_list":["post-2521436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gunman","tag-islamic-state","tag-state-security-forces","tag-syria-attack","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/isis-istock-e1765829929785.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521440,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521436\/revisions\/2521440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}