Khaberni - The Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday the dismantling of an ISIS cell involved in conducting an attack targeting an internal security forces checkpoint west of Raqqa in the northeast of the country.
Official local media quoted a security source saying that the specialized forces successfully dismantled the "terrorist" cell which participated in targeting the checkpoint, without disclosing further details about the number of detainees or the nature of the operation.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that four security members were killed in an attack carried out by the organization on a security checkpoint west of Raqqa, noting that one of the cell members involved was neutralized during the clash.
Targeting Stability
In comments on the incident, Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said that "ISIS desperately tries through exploiting young, deluded youths, to target the successes of the Syrian state in the eastern region," confirming the continuation of raids on the organization's hideouts and pursuing its remnants, in addition to tracking what he described as "remnants of the former regime," and countering any threats to the country's security.
The area witnesses activity from scattered cells of ISIS, which had controlled Raqqa in 2014, before being expelled after three years, subsequently handing over control to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), until recently regained by the Syrian army.
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, the Syrian government has intensified its efforts to enforce security and stability in various regions, affirming its determination to fully assert control over Syrian territories, and to not allow the continuation of any signs of chaos or unauthorized weapon carrying outside the state framework.
Though the recent attacks of ISIS on government forces are still limited in impact, they raise concerns not only in Syria but also among neighboring countries, where the Iraqi intelligence service warned earlier this month of a resurgence of ISIS threats after the number of its fighters in Syria rose from 3,000 to 10,000, according to estimates by the Iraqi side.
