Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF trade blame over northern Syria attack

The Syrian Defence Ministry says the attack took place in the countryside of Manbij, in northern Syria [File: Omar Sanadiki/Reuters]

Syria’s Ministry of Defence has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of carrying out a rocket attack on a military position in northern Syria, injuring four army personnel and three civilians.

In a statement carried by Syria’s official SANA news agency, the ministry said the military was able to repel the attack in the countryside of the city of Manbij.