An American in Syria who was working with an Al Qaeda-backed militant group is believed to be the first United States citizen to be involved in a suicide attack in the country, reports say.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that jihadist social media sites said the man went by the name Abu Huraira al-Amriki, and the truck bombing occurred in the north region of the country.
"I know he was an American, had an American passport and that he was with the Nusra Front," an anti-government activist told the paper via Skype. The Nusra Front is also known as Jabhat al-Nusra, and is linked to Al Qaeda.
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U.S. officials did not confirm the reported bomber’s identity.
The report said the civil war playing out in the country has attracted Westerners to fight against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials told the paper more than 70 Americans have traveled to the country to fight.
Seth Jones, a terrorism expert at the RAND Corporation, told The Times that these Americans may be "honing their ability to conduct terrorist attacks" that could be used in the U.S.
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