Military commander refers to the reasons why ISIS insurgency in NE, Syria

Various areas in the North and East Syria are still witnessing the movement of ISIS mercenary cells, especially in the canton of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, matched by security movements and intense military operations by the Internal Security Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, and recent statistics show targeting of SDF military sites and preparations for other targets. To carry out assassination operations, the activity of these cells.

On June 4, the Internal Security Forces eliminated two mercenaries from ISIS cells in the southwestern countryside of Hasakah, who were preparing to plant explosive devices on the road between the city of Hasakah and Raqqa cantons.

On June 3, ISIS mercenary cells targeted a military point of the Syrian Democratic Forces with a car bomb in the al-Azbah area in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor canton, wounding a fighter. Before that, 4 Syrian Democratic Forces fighters were martyred and 7 others were injured as a result of a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS mercenary cells, and in a targeting carried out by groups linked to Damascus government forces in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

The field military commander in the Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Nouri al-Khalil, recalls the increase in cell movement and the growing efforts of ISIS mercenaries and groups linked to the security services of the Damascus government forces, to the escalation of the attacks of the Turkish occupation state on the North and East Syria.

He said in a statement to ANHA's agency about the security and military field conditions in Deir ez-Zor canton, which is witnessing the largest movement of cells, "ISIS and the regime's militias are exploiting the Turkish attacks to attack the region."

He added: "ISIS mercenaries, as well as the regime's militias, always seek to exploit the security and military challenges facing Deir ez-Zor, to regroup and target our regions. An example of this is what Deir ez-Zor recently faced. The region witnessed a wave of terrorist acts, including attacks by militias affiliated with the regime and the so-called tribal forces.

Mentioning the attacks by ISIS mercenaries that targeted their military force points in Deir ez-Zor canton, as well as others carried out by groups linked to the security services of the Damascus government forces, he noted that ISIS cells are seeking to regroup their ranks, and what the cells are doing with the escalation of attacks by the Turkish occupation state shows ISIS’s ability to return.

He said: "The attacks launched by Turkey on the North and East Syria contribute to the rise of ISIS again, and hinder the joint efforts between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the International Coalition to eliminate the terrorist organization."

The field military commander in the Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Nouri al-Khalil, confirmed that their military forces continued to pursue ISIS mercenary cells and limit their recovery, through specific operations, pointing to an operation carried out by their forces against a cell consisting of 5, including Iraqi mercenaries.

On June 4, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced that its forces had eliminated a dangerous cell belonging to ISIS mercenaries in Deir ez-Zor canton, consisting of 5 mercenaries, including leaders.

T/ Satt.

ANHA