Manbij attack 'calls for better US-Turkey cooperation' in Syria
2019-01-18 10:09:06 source：The Aljazeera
January 17, 2019
The deadly suicide attack in northern Syria targeting the US forces highlights the urgent need for closer military cooperation with Turkey to secure the restive region, analysts say.
Four Americans were among 19 killed on Wednesday in a bomb blast in the town of Manbij, which is controlled by the American-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia. The assault was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), which US President Donald Trump recently said had been defeated.
The bombing, which came as Washington begins its military withdrawal from Syria, marked the first US casualties in the war-torn country since 2014.
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