Israeli attacks leave at least 20 dead in Gaza
By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
President Donald Trump will travel to Delaware for the return of two Iowa Army National Guard troops killed in Syria with their interpreter while battling the Islamic State.
Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, Grimes, Iowa, were killed Dec. 13 by a lone gunman from the Islamic State, who was also killed. The interpreter was U.S. civilian Ayad Sakat of Michigan.
The troops were deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the military’s mission to counter the Islamic State. Trump has vowed to retaliate.
The attack came barely a month after Syria announced it had signed a political cooperation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, which coincided with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa visiting the White House
