U.S. officials said late Thursday that an American service member in Syria has died from wounds suffered in a blast from an improvised explosive device.

A statement released by the public affairs office of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve says the explosion took place in the vicinity of Ayn Issa in northern Syria.

No other information about the explosion or the victim was released.

U.S. troops are part of a multination effort to fight the Daesh terrorist group in the region.