WATCH: Surveillance footage captured the moment a suicide attacker detonated a bomb in northern Syria Wednesday, killing a number of U.S. troops; in the video, some bystanders at the scene collapse from the impact of the explosion, but appear to stand up afterwards. pic.twitter.com/ajZAikKWpQ
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 16, 2019
Via Fox News:
U.S. service members were among the people killed after a suicide blast struck near a U.S.-led coalition patrol in Syria on Wednesday, a military official said.
“U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time,” a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, wrote on Twitter without specifying the number of casualties.
The explosion, reportedly caused by a suicide bomber, hit near the main market in the northern city of Manbij, witnesses told Reuters. U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 16 people were killed in the incident, although officials have not confirmed the number of casualties.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders earlier said in a statement: “The President has been fully briefed and we will continue to monitor the ongoing situation in Syria. For any specific questions please contact the Department of Defense.”