Edgar Brian Torres Tovar
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar was a 25-year-old soldier from Des Moines, Iowa, who served in the Iowa National Guard and was recently identified as one of the two soldiers killed in Palmyra, Syria, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was one of the U.S. soldiers killed in the ambush in Syria.
U.S. says strike in Syria killed leader tied to Islamic State attack on American soldiers
Canada· 2026-01-18
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was killed while conducting a key leader engagement.
US troops withdraw from Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq amid consolidation effort
United States· 2026-01-18
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was killed in an ambush while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
US strikes Syria: Operation Hawkeye targets ISIS after deadly Palmyra ambush; what we know so far
India· 2026-01-11
The Palmyra attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers, Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar.
'Operation Hawkeye Strike': US carries out 'large-scale' airstrikes on Syria; targets ISISIndia· 2026-01-11Sgt Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was killed in the ISIS attack in Palmyra last month.
US launches new retaliatory strikes against Islamic State in Syria
Australia· 2026-01-11Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, was killed in Syria.
Pete Hegseth says US will attempt to ‘eliminate’ IS fighters in Syria after deaths of AmericansAustralia· 2025-12-20
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was killed in a terrorist attack in Syria.
U.S. launches ISIS strikes in Syria after Iowa guardsmen are killedUnited States· 2025-12-20The US Army identified Sgt Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar as one of the National Guard members killed in Syria.
'Will be hit harder than before if ... ': Donald Trump's stern warning as US strikes ISIS targets in Syria; what he saidIndia· 2025-12-20Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar was one of the two American soldiers killed in Syria.
US conducts strikes in Syria in response to attack that killed two American soldiersUnited States· 2025-12-20
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of the two US soldiers killed in the attack.
In wake of Syria attack that killed two US soldiers, Trump faces complicated ally and echoes of AfghanistanUnited States· 2025-12-17
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar was one of the two US Army soldiers killed in Syria.
US identifies two soldiers killed in ambush in SyriaUnited States· 2025-12-15
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar was killed in Palmyra, Syria, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Army identifies two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in SyriaUnited States· 2025-12-15