Dismantling ISIS cell in Hasaka countryside

The media center of the Internal Security Forces for the NE Syria published a security operation carried out by the forces against an ISIS cell in the southern countryside of Hasaka in Jazera canton.

According to information, on March 24, as part of their ongoing efforts to combat ISIS cells, the General Security Service forces were able to arrest two ISIS mercenaries in the town of Al-Shaddadi, south of Hasaka, who are linked to ISIS leaders within the Serêkaniyê region, which Turkey has occupied since 2019.

The information indicated that the raid operation faced a response from the mercenaries, as a result of which clashes broke out, which ultimately led to the mercenaries being besieged and arrested, and the weapons and military equipment in their possession.

The information stated that what was seized from the mercenaries was: 1 Brno rifle, 1 Brno rifle sleeve, 1 Brno rifle bag, 54 Brno bullets, 3 Kalashnikov weapons, 18 Kalashnikov magazines, 11 Kalashnikov bullets, 3 military saddles, and 3 pistols. 3, 18 pistol rounds, 5 pistol magazines, a sum of money of 320 US dollars, a sum of money of 1,167,500 Syrian pounds.”

5 years have passed since the Syrian Democratic Forces announced the geographical defeat of ISIS mercenaries, in their last enclave in the town of Al-Baghouz, but all evidence confirms the continuation of their crimes and movements. Although its presence is not the same as before, its cells can reach areas that are difficult to reach.

The most prominent factors that led to the return of ISIS mercenaries to activity in NE Syria are the ongoing Turkish attacks on the region, and its targeting of leaders who had a prominent role in eliminating ISIS geographically, such as the martyr Jiyan Tolhadan, and the areas occupied by Turkey in Syria turned into an ISIS breeding ground.

ISIS mercenaries launch violent attacks in several regions in Syria, Iraq and many countries of the world, the most recent of which was the attack on a concert near Moscow claimed by Khorasan  ISIS mercenaries, on March 22, which left more than 160 dead and wounded so far.

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ANHA