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First on CNN: US Military investigating whether US service member carried out an insider attack on base in Syria that injured 4 Americans

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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US military is investigating whether an American service member set off explosives in an insider attack on a small US base in northern Syria that injured four service members in April, according to three defense officials and a statement from the mili…

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  1. Local News 8

    First on CNN: US Military investigating whether US service member carried out an insider attack on base in Syria that injured 4 Americans (opens Local News 8)

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    By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US military is investigating whether an American service member set off explosives in an insider attack on a small US base in northern Syria that injured four service members in April, according to three defense officials and a statement from the mili…

  2. CBS News

    Blast at U.S. base in Syria in April being investigated as insider attack (opens CBS News)

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    A U.S. official said the attack on April 7 that resulted in traumatic brain injury for a small number of soldiers is being investigated as having been carried out by a U.S. service member.

  3. Forbes

    Pentagon Investigating Whether Service Member Attacked U.S. Base In Syria (opens Forbes)

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    An April 7 attack on an American military base in eastern Syria was first attributed to an Iran-backed militia, but now investigators say a U.S. service member is a “possible suspect.”

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