MoD confirms death of individual who was embedded with US forces fighting Islamic StateA British soldier fighting against Islamic State has died in an explosion in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has said. The individual, who was embedded with US forces, was killed on Thursday night alongside an American soldier. Five others were wounded in the roadside bomb blast in Manbij, northern Syria, near the Turkish border. The latest deaths come on the same day that the US president, Donald Trump, announced American troops would leave Syria soon, during a speech in Ohio. About 2,000 US troops are in Syria and have fought to liberate the former Isis stronghold since September 2014.

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2018 17:08 UTC