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U.S. troops reportedly killed in Syria suicide attack by ISIS. Trump said ISIS was vanquished
A handful of U.S. troops have reportedly been caught up in an attack in northern Syria, and a monitoring group says Americans are among the dead. The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve, confirmed in a tweet only that coalition members had "conducted a routine patrol" in Syria on Wednesday, and said it was still gathering information.
The coalition did not confirm the reports that American forces were present in the city of Manbij, not far from the Turkish border, when an explosion hit a coalition vehicle convoy on Wednesday.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told CBS News on Wednesday that President Trump had been "fully briefed and we will continue to monitor the ongoing situation in Syria." She referred all further questions to the U.S. military.
Manbij is just 20 miles from the border with Turkey, in an area held by Kurdish forces allied with the U.S. military coalition fighting ISIS. The terror group's self-styled news agency Amaq reported online that the attack was carried out by a member of the group wearing a suicide vest.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters that 14 people were killed in the attack, including two U.S. soldiers.
The U.S. about 2,000 troops still in Syria, though President Trump has ordered a withdrawal which is expected to be completed within four months.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-troops-reportedly-killed-syria-suicide-attack-isis-today-2019-01-16/
The coalition did not confirm the reports that American forces were present in the city of Manbij, not far from the Turkish border, when an explosion hit a coalition vehicle convoy on Wednesday.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told CBS News on Wednesday that President Trump had been "fully briefed and we will continue to monitor the ongoing situation in Syria." She referred all further questions to the U.S. military.
Manbij is just 20 miles from the border with Turkey, in an area held by Kurdish forces allied with the U.S. military coalition fighting ISIS. The terror group's self-styled news agency Amaq reported online that the attack was carried out by a member of the group wearing a suicide vest.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters that 14 people were killed in the attack, including two U.S. soldiers.
The U.S. about 2,000 troops still in Syria, though President Trump has ordered a withdrawal which is expected to be completed within four months.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-troops-reportedly-killed-syria-suicide-attack-isis-today-2019-01-16/
Trump said ISIS was vanquished when it wasn't. Trump's mendacity has consequences.
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