TWO MEMBERS OF THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WOUNDED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK IN SYRIA ON SATURDAY.
GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SPOKE WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK.
NGDEATHS1 OC…….:KILLED AND WOUNDED.” :15
REYNOLDS SAYS THE SOLDIERS WERE PART OF AN IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UNIT HEADQUARTERED IN BOONE, BUT THEIR NAMES WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL 9:30 THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD ADJUTANT GENERAL STEPHEN OSBORN SAYS ONE OF THE IOWANS INJURED HAD SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS AND IS BEING TREATED AT A MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA.
NGDEATHS2 OC……….BUT BOTH STABLE.” :14
OSBORN SAYS THE GUNMAN WAS KILLED BY U.S. AND SYRIAN FORCES IN THE AREA.
NGDEATHS3 OC….REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.” :14
ABOUT 18-HUNDRED IOWA NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDEAST IN JUNE AND ABOUT 250 ARE IN SYRIA RIGHT NOW.
NGDEATHS4 OC……..FELLOW TEAMMATES. :17
THE CIVILIAN WHO WAS KILLED WAS AN AMERICAN CONTRACTOR SERVING AS AN INTERPRETER.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE VERY SERIOUS RETALIATION FOR THE AMBUSH, WHICH HE SAYS HAPPENED IN A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF SYRIA THAT’S NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF SYRIA’S NEW GOVERNMENT.
Radio Iowa/File photo of Gen. Osborn
