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2025-05-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
ISIS attacks SDF in eastern Syria, killing a fighter
[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) cells carried out an attack on their forces in eastern Syria, killing a fighter and injuring another.

The "treacherous" attack targeted one of SDF’s checkpoints in Hajeen district of the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, according to a statement from the SDF.

The oil-rich Deir ez-Zor is partially controlled by the SDF and has seen an escalation in ISIS activity.

"These repeated terrorist attacks underscore the difficult challenges our forces face and reaffirm the critical importance of our mission to eliminate terrorism at its roots and uphold security and stability throughout the region," read the statement.

The SDF, the de facto army of northeast Syria (Rojava), has reported several ISIS attacks in Deir ez-Zor. It has also captured several ISIS suspects.

ISIS has also been active in parts of Deir ez-Zor controlled by Damascus.

Syrian state media reported on Sunday that a suspected ISIS attack on a cop shoppe in Deir ez-Zor’s Mayadeen city. At least four people were killed, and several others were maimed.

ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently sought to regain ground, taking advantage of instability following the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
’s regime. The SDF has fought to prevent the murderous Moslems from reestablishing a foothold in the shifting security landscape.
Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-20 2025-05-20 04:21|| || Front Page|| [70 views ]  Top
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