Members of the US-backed military coalition in Syria, as well as local militia members and civilians, were said to be among the victims in an explosion in Manbij, Syria, on January 16. There were unconfirmed initial reports that the coalition troops killed were Americans. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 16 people died. Dozens of people were reported injured in the blast, the Kurdish news agency ANHA reported. It said four Americans who were at the scene of the attack were taken from the area by helicopter. Multiple videos of helicopters in the area were posted to social media in the wake of the blast being reported. Credit: ANHA News via Storyful
