Institutions and countries are reacting to the attack in Manbij where 15 people, including 4 US soldiers, lost their lives.

ISIS assumed responsibility for the suicide attack in front of the Qasir Al-Umaraa restaurant in Sindis street in the city center that occurred at 12:38 on Wednesday. 15 people including 4 US soldiers lost their lives in the attack and 18 people were wounded. 9 of the people who lost their lives were civilians.

MSD: THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COALITION WILL EXPAND FURTHER

Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) condemned the attack and stated that ISIS has “shown their terrorist character once again” with this attack. MSD added: “We have achieved good results throughout Northern and Eastern Syria with our partners the International Coalition. This partnership won’t change, it will only expand. The Moscow and Damascus administrations should work to end terrorist organizations in all of Northern and Eastern Syria.”

The statement continued: “We all know very well that ending terrorist organizations is a patriotic duty for Syrians, and it means guaranteeing the security of the region and the world. (...) We offer our condolences to the families of those martyred in the attack and to the Syrian and American people. We state that we will fulfill our duty to end ISIS, following on the path of the martyred. We wish a swift recovery for the wounded.”

AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATION: ORGANIZED BY ISIS AND THE TURKISH REGIME

Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration Executive Council issued a written statement condemning the attack. The statement said: “Syria in general is going through a delicate process. Dark forces have organized an attack against civilians and the military forces on security duty to create chaos in the region through Manbij. (...) This attack aimed to spread fear and force the agenda of certain regional forces on our region. We condemn this attack organized by the vile dark force ISIS and their supporter the fascist Turkish regime. We offer our condolences to our people, our forces, the families of martyrs, the American people and the Coalition forces. We wish a swift recovery for the wounded. Lastly, we stress that our forces’ fight against terrorism will continue in all areas.”

RESTAURANT OWNER: THEY WANT TO SCARE CIVILIANS

Restaurant owner Salih El-Yusif spoke to ANHA and said: “Manbij is a safe area, but they want to scare the civilians. That is why terrorists target us.” El-Yusif continued: “The suicide attack happened in front of my restaurant. The attacker detonated himself among the civilians. We couldn’t understand what happened at first but I did understand that an explosion occurred among civilians. Afterwards when I came to myself I saw flames and bodies around me.”

JORDAN: RALLY ALL EFFORTS TO DEFEAT TERRORISTS

The Jordanian government also condemned the attack. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi posted on Twitter and said, “Our thoughts & prayers are with the victims of the savage terrorist attack in Manbij. Deepest condolence and wishes for recovery of the wounded. Another barbaric crime that further proves urgency of rallying all efforts to ensure enduring defeat of terrorists everywhere.”