The suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria which killed up to twenty people, including two U.S. soldiers, a State Department employee, and a defense contractor, adds to the tragic toll of the war in Syria, said to be in the hundreds of thousands. ISIS has taken credit for the Manbij bombing, but they have provided no proof. Some peace activists are expressing suspicion about the timing of the bombing in northern Syria, which came just as US foreign policy hawks, including the entire mainstream media, are pushing back against Trump’s promise to withdraw US troops from Syria. The pro-intervention crowd is saying, “See, we told you that ISIS was not defeated - we need to stay in Syria...
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