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Three Americans killed in Syria by suspected Islamic State gunman, Pentagon says

US Central Command reports an ambush on Saturday, the first attack to inflict casualties since fall of Bashar al-Assad

Two US service members and one American civilian have been killed and several other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the US Central Command said.

The attack on US troops is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of the former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, a year ago.

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© Photograph: Lolita Baldor/AP

© Photograph: Lolita Baldor/AP

© Photograph: Lolita Baldor/AP

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US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city

Mike Waltz warns ‘spoilers’ will be held to account as rebel fighters escalate offensive in South Kivu province

The US has accused Rwanda of violating a US-brokered peace agreement by backing a deadly new rebel offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo, and warned action will be taken against “spoilers”.

The remarks by the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, came as more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels escalated their offensive in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, according to officials who also say Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of Uvira.

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© Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

© Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

© Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

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