2019 Manbij bombing

Manbij bombing
Manbij bombing
Part of the Eastern Syrian insurgency and the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Location	Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Date	16 January 2019
Target	American military personnel
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	19 10 civilians; 1 US soldier; 1 US sailor; 1 American contractor; 1 DOD civilian employee; 5 local escorts;
Injured	3 US servicemen
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Manbij bombing occurred on 16 January 2019 when a suicide bomber targeted a busy market street in Manbij known to be frequented by American soldiers during the Syrian civil war.

^ "4 members of the Coalition, 15 of the civilians and local members die in the first bombing of its kind by a suicide bomber targeting the Coalition since it entered Syria". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[syriahr-1] "4 members of the Coalition, 15 of the civilians and local members die in the first bombing of its kind by a suicide bomber targeting the Coalition since it entered Syria". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

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