 On 15 January 2019, a suicide attack in Manbij claimed by ISIL left at least 19 casualties.Among them, four U.S. military personnel were reported dead and three wounded.Two of the dead were U.S. Army soldiers, one was a U.S. Department of Defense civilian working in support of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and one was an employee of Valiant Integrated Services, a contractor supporting American operations.