{"id":12483,"date":"2022-06-21T23:13:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T23:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/21\/american-airman-arrested-in-connection-with-april-attack-on-us-base-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:16:40","slug":"american-airman-arrested-in-connection-with-april-attack-on-us-base-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/06\/21\/american-airman-arrested-in-connection-with-april-attack-on-us-base-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"American airman arrested in connection with April attack on US base in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Military law enforcement on June 16 arrested an American airman as part of an ongoing investigation into an insider attack on a small U.S. base in northern Syria that injured four service members in April, CNN reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn airman was taken into custody stateside in conjunction with the attack in Green Village, Syria,\u201d Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told CNN. \u201cAfter reviewing the information in the investigation, the airman\u2019s commander made the decision to place him in pretrial confinement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanek did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Air Force Times Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\t