00:00A Syrian official later said that the lone gunman was part of the country's internal security force.
00:05When asked, the Pentagon did not respond to the question,
00:08but stated that the attack took place in an area where the Syrian president does not have control.
00:13Washington had no diplomatic relations with Damascus under former head of state Bashar al-Assad.
00:20But the countries have grown closer under Ahmed al-Shara,
00:23who met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in September.
00:26The country joined the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State last month,
00:31further warming relations with Western nations.
00:34The shooting on U.S. soldiers was the first of such magnitude since al-Shara came to power a little over a year ago.
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