Security operation dismantles ISIS mercenary cell in Damascus countryside

Internal security forces arrested two ISIS mercenaries and seized an explosive device ready for detonation during an operation in the Damascus countryside. 

Security operation dismantles ISIS mercenary cell in Damascus countryside
22 October, 2026   09:40
NEWSDESK

Today, the Internal Security Forces, in cooperation with the General Intelligence Directorate, carried out a security operation targeting a cell belonging to ISIS mercenaries in the town of Rankous in the western Damascus countryside.

The operation resulted in the arrest of two mercenaries and the seizure of an explosive device prepared for detonation that was in their possession, according to what the Internal Security Forces announced via their channel on the Telegram application.

Our agency has monitored 73 attacks and movements attributed to ISIS in Syria since the beginning of this year, resulting in the death of 69 people, including military personnel and civilians, with the activity being more concentrated in the rural areas of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Hasakah.

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