In wake of Syria attack that killed two US soldiers, Trump faces complicated ally and echoes of Afghanistan

When an attacker killed two US service members and a civilian interpreter in Syria over the weekend, President Donald Trump vowed “very serious” retribution against those responsible, and officials were quick to describe the assailant as a “lone gunman” who was a member of ISIS. However, a spokesman for Syria’s Ministry of Interior Affairs acknowledged … The post In wake of Syria attack that killed two US soldiers, Trump faces complicated ally and echoes of Afghanistan appeared first on Egypt Independent .