UPDATE: GRAPHIC VIDEO SHOWS EXPLOSION — Four US soldiers killed in suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria

Reuters is reporting that four US soldiers were killed and three others wounded in the city of Manbij, Syria, where the US has a coalition base set up in northern Syria:

There were reportedly 16 in total that were killed in the bombing.

According to Reuters…

Two witnesses described Wednesday’s blast to Reuters. “An explosion hit near a restaurant, targeting the Americans, and there were some forces for the Manbij Military Council with them,” one said.

ISIS is claiming responsibility in the attack, saying on their website that a suicide attacker used an explosive vest to attack a foreign military patrol, according to Reuters.



The President has been fully briefed according to Sarah Sanders:

According to Walid Phares, the attack occurred in a restaurant where an American was having a meal:

https://twitter.com/WalidPhares/status/1085543871067635712

We’ll have more on this as it develops…

UPDATE:

Graphic video of the explosion in the Manbij suicide bombing attack has been released.

Watch at your own risk!


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