{"id":38975,"date":"2019-01-16T21:19:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/16\/two-us-troops-two-american-civilians-killed-in-isis-attack-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:27:13","slug":"two-us-troops-two-american-civilians-killed-in-isis-attack-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/01\/16\/two-us-troops-two-american-civilians-killed-in-isis-attack-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Two US troops, two American civilians killed in ISIS attack in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two U.S. troops and two American civilians were killed, and three service members wounded, in a suicide bombing attack in the northern Syrian city of Manbij.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Two U.S. service members, one Department of Defense civilian and one contractor were killed by an explosion while conducting a local engagement in the northern Syrian town of Manbij <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three other U.S. service members were injured in the blast, according to U.S. officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State<\/a>, did not provide further information regarding the cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack through the group\u2019s propaganda arm. The terror group said one of its members conducted the attack in Manbij using a suicide vest filled with explosive material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video of the attack was reportedly recorded by CCTV footage, showing a busy street with civilians passing a store front just before a blast erupts from a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\t