American Said To Have Carried Out Suicide Bombing In Syria (+video)

Photo Credit: YouTubeAbu Hurayra Al-Amriki Performed a martydom operation in Idlib, Jabal Al-Arba’een. May Allah accept him pic.twitter.com/MeewywKqDD

— أبو سليمان المهاجر (@abusulayman321) May 27, 2014

U.S. officials are investigating claims circulated on social media sites that an American fighting with Syria’s rebels helped carry out a suicide truck bombing in the war-torn country over the weekend.

Al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaida-linked rebel group, announced via Twitter the “martyrdom” of Abu Hurayra al-Amriki (Abu Hurayra the American), releasing what it said was a photo of the bomber as well as a video of the attack.

If true, it would be the first time in Syria’s civil war that an American recruit participated in a suicide attack, according to Laith Alkhouri, a senior analyst with Flashpoint Global Partners, which monitors militant websites for government and private clients, who is quoted by Haaretz.

In the video, bearded men can be seen loading artillery shells onto a large truck. Later, what is described as a government-controlled building is suddenly consumed in a massive explosion. A voice on the video is heard yelling “Allahu Akbar!”

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