US troops among the dead in Syria blast

By Angus McDowall and Phil Stewart
Updated January 17 2019 - 9:21am, first published 9:19am
An explosion near a vegetable market in the Syrian city of Manbij has killed US troops and others.
An explosion near a vegetable market in the Syrian city of Manbij has killed US troops and others.

A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State has killed two US troops and two civilians working for the US military in northern Syria, weeks after President Donald Trump said the group had been defeated there and that he would pull out all American forces.

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