ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack Targeting A US-Kurdish Convoy

A few days ago, ISIS took credit for a bomb that killed four Americans in the Syrian city of Manbij.

We’re now seeing reports of yet another attack.

A suicide bombing claimed by Isis has targeted a US-Kurdish convoy in northern Syria, the second such attack in days.

The attacker drove his car into a checkpoint, injuring several soldiers of Kurdish-led forces, locals said.

Thankfully, there were no US casualties as a result of this attack.

We can confirm a combined U.S. and Syrian partner force convoy was involved in an apparent VBIED attack today in Syria. There were no U.S. casualties. We will continue to review the situation and provide updates as appropriate.

— OIR Spokesperson (@OIRSpox) January 21, 2019

However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that two US soldiers were injured and five other people were killed. Independent UK said there’s no confirmation of that report at this point.

The SDF said there had only been material damage, but acknowledged that Isis militants were expanding attacks, calling them post-defeat phase tactics after being driven out of most of the territory they once controlled in the country.

“The intensifying of these terrorist attacks and moving sleeping cells to strike will not dissuade us from completing the mission to the end,” the SDF statement said.

With news like this, it’s worth questioning if pulling out of Syria is a good idea. I’m not making a statement. I’m just playing the devil’s advocate.

h/t Independent UK