US service members killed in Syrian explosion, US military says

An explosion Wednesday in the northern Syria town of Manjib has resulted in U.S. casualties, the U.S. military in Iraq said.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

"U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today," the military's Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. "We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria, said the cause of the explosion was a suicide bomb outside a restaurant. The group said the attack killed 7 people and wounded 10 others.

Reuters, citing an unidentified U.S. official, said four U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a blast. The Kurdish Hawar news agency said at least three Americans had died.
Source: USA Today
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