ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish-led security forces in northeast Syria (Rojava) announced on Friday the arrest of three suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in an early morning raid the day before in eastern Syria.
Internal Security Forces (Asayish) said that their special forces carried out “a qualitative security operation” in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor at dawn on Thursday. The operation was supported by the US-led global coalition against ISIS.
“The operation comes within the framework of continuous efforts to pursue the organization's cells and dry up the sources of terrorism in the region,” the Asayish said in a statement, adding that there were no casualties during the raid.
During the operation quantities of weapons, documents, and communication devices were seized, the statement added.
“Our specialized security agencies have begun preliminary investigations with them in preparation for their referral to the competent judiciary,” the Asayish said.
ISIS was declared territorially defeated in Syria in 2019 but has continued to wage an insurgency. Throughout this year, the group has sought to exploit the instability that followed the fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. Deir ez-Zor has been a hotspot of ISIS activity.
The Asayish and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carry out frequent operations against the jihadists.
The SDF announced on Sunday that they successfully repelled a “treacherous terrorist attack” targeting one of their outposts in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the assailants were ISIS.
The incident coincided with a separate attack on Syrian government forces in the area that left several defense ministry personnel injured.
Internal Security Forces (Asayish) said that their special forces carried out “a qualitative security operation” in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor at dawn on Thursday. The operation was supported by the US-led global coalition against ISIS.
“The operation comes within the framework of continuous efforts to pursue the organization's cells and dry up the sources of terrorism in the region,” the Asayish said in a statement, adding that there were no casualties during the raid.
During the operation quantities of weapons, documents, and communication devices were seized, the statement added.
“Our specialized security agencies have begun preliminary investigations with them in preparation for their referral to the competent judiciary,” the Asayish said.
ISIS was declared territorially defeated in Syria in 2019 but has continued to wage an insurgency. Throughout this year, the group has sought to exploit the instability that followed the fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. Deir ez-Zor has been a hotspot of ISIS activity.
The Asayish and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carry out frequent operations against the jihadists.
The SDF announced on Sunday that they successfully repelled a “treacherous terrorist attack” targeting one of their outposts in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the assailants were ISIS.
The incident coincided with a separate attack on Syrian government forces in the area that left several defense ministry personnel injured.
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