Syrian forces raid Daesh hideouts in coordinated nationwide campaign
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- Syrian Interior Ministry launched a security campaign targeting Daesh positions in Deir Ezzor province.
The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Sunday the launch of a security campaign targeting the positions of Daesh in Deir Ezzor province, in the country’s east.
In an official statement, the ministry said the operation is part of a series of actions aimed at thwarting terrorist plots that threaten the safety of citizens. The ministry released images of the operation, showing coordinated efforts against Daesh sites following careful surveillance of their movements and locations.
The Interior Ministry, in cooperation with the General Intelligence Directorate, has launched a broad operation across several provinces to dismantle terrorist cells and pursue Daesh operatives in hiding. The campaign involved coordinated raids on the group’s hideouts in multiple areas, with specialized units of the Internal Security Forces and relevant agencies participating.
On Saturday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba said the security campaign is a preventive measure intended to eliminate any Daesh threat before it materializes. He added that operations so far have included 61 raids and 71 arrests across Syria, targeting weapons caches, ammunition, and explosive-laden hideouts.
The operation also led to the dismantling of a suicide cell in Aleppo and the arrest of Daesh leader Abdel Ilah al-Jumaili, known as Abu Imad al-Jumaili, which authorities described as a “major blow to the organization and a restriction on its field activity.”
The Syrian authorities’ intensified moves against Daesh come ahead of an upcoming visit by transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United States later this month.
Separately, US envoy Tom Barrack expressed hope during the Manama Dialogue last weekend that Syria could join the international coalition against Daesh.
The US State Department announced on Friday that it had removed Ahmed al-Sharaa and his Interior Minister Anas Khattab from its global terrorism list, citing progress made by Syrian leadership after the departure of former President Bashar al-Assad and decades of past repression.
