US service member is possible suspect in Syria base blast

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US service member is possible suspect in Syria base blast
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Jun 6, 06:34 PM
FILE - An Oshkosh Defense-made joint light tactical vehicle with the US-backed coalition against the Islamic State group is seen during an operation to expel the jihadists in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on February 14, 2019. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A U.S. service member has been identified as a possible suspect in an April explosion that injured several U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria.

Patrick Barnes, a spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Division, said in a statement that the potential suspect is back in the United States, and the investigation by Army CID and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations is ongoing. Barnes did not release the suspect’s name.

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