2019 Manbij bombing

Manbij bombing
Part of the Eastern Syrian insurgency and the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
LocationManbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Date16 January 2019
TargetAmerican military personnel
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths19[1]
Injured3 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.

  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. Retrieved 19 January 2019.