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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.

“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,” he said in a social media post.

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By SAMAR KASSABALI, BASSEM MROUE and SEUNG MIN KIM – Associated Press

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