Syria, Trump and ISIS attack
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President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims of a trio of attacks at Brown University, in Sydney, Australia, and in Syria on Sunday.
The spiritual head of Israel's Druze community is calling on the United States to take action in support of minority rights.
As he arrived at the White House's Christmas reception, Trump paid tribute to those killed and injured in the three attacks.
President Trump mourned the victims of the tragic shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia — as well as the killing of three US soldiers in Syria — during a White House Christmas event Sunday.
The Pentagon said the attack happened during a counter-ISIS engagement near Palmyra and remains under investigation.
The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military officials attributed the attack to ISIS.
Syria's new government faces accusations of extremism as U.S. mediates complex negotiations between Damascus and Jerusalem authorities.
President Trump speaks about a weekend of violence across the world, including mass shootings at Brown University and Australia’s Bondi Beach, as well as a deadly attack on U.S. service members in Syria.