Suicide Attack on U.S. Troops in Syria Leaves a ‘State of Terror,’ Fears of Trump Exit Plans
A deadly suicide attack on U.S. troops in northeastern Syria claimed by ISIS could drive an impatient President Donald Trump to speed up the withdrawal of forces he ordered before Christmas, even as his national-security team argues such violence shows the terror group is far from defeated.
The suicide bomber attacked a restaurant in the center of the contested town of Manbij, apparently targeting what military officials called a “routine patrol” of U.S. troops and their Kurdish militia allies.
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 16 people were killed, including five coalition-allied Syrian militia members. A U.S. coalition spokesman says several of the casualties are U.S. soldiers, and Central Command tweeted Wednesday morning that they are “still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time.”
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