The U.S. military has confirmed that two Iowa National Guard members were killed in a weekend attack in Syria attributed to the Islamic State group. The soldiers were identified as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown.

The shooting occurred Saturday near the historic city of Palmyra during a lunch meeting between U.S. and Syrian security officials. A U.S. civilian interpreter was also killed, and three Guard members were wounded. Syrian authorities said the attacker, a base security guard suspected of ISIS ties, stormed the meeting and was later killed.

Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff, honoring the fallen soldiers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump vowed retaliation against ISIS, while stressing that the Syrian government was not responsible for the attack.