Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say NYT | Top Stories By: Euan Ward and Eric Schmitt 15 December 2025 at 05:45 The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said. © Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesU.S. soldiers on patrol in northeastern Syria in January.