William Nathaniel Howard
Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard was a 29-year-old soldier from Marshalltown, Iowa, who served in the Iowa National Guard and was tragically killed in Palmyra, Syria, while engaged in Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard was another U.S. soldier 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. William Nathaniel Howard 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. William Nathaniel Howard 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. William Nathaniel Howard.
'Operation Hawkeye Strike': US carries out 'large-scale' airstrikes on Syria; targets ISISIndia· 2026-01-11Sgt William Nathaniel Howard was killed in the ISIS attack in Palmyra last month.
US launches new retaliatory strikes against Islamic State in Syria
Australia· 2026-01-11Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, was killed in Syria.
Pete Hegseth says US will attempt to ‘eliminate’ IS fighters in Syria after deaths of AmericansAustralia· 2025-12-20
Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard 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 William Nathaniel Howard 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. William Nathaniel Howard was the other American soldier killed in Syria.
US conducts strikes in Syria in response to attack that killed two American soldiersUnited States· 2025-12-20
Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, was also 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. William Nathaniel Howard 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. William Nathaniel Howard was killed in Palmyra, Syria, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Army identifies two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in SyriaUnited States· 2025-12-15