Daesh claims deadly attack on Syrian security patrol

• Four Syrian security personnel were killed in the attack.
• The assault took place near Maaret al-Numan.
• Daesh claimed responsibility through a monitored statement.

The Daesh group has claimed responsibility for an armed attack that killed four Syrian security personnel, according to a report released Monday by the SITE Intelligence Group.

The attack occurred a day earlier on a road near Maaret al-Numan in northwestern Syria, an area that has seen intermittent security incidents despite years of military operations against armed groups.

In a statement circulated by SITE, which tracks statements by extremist organizations, the group said, "The soldiers of the Caliphate attacked a patrol for the apostate Syrian government on the Maaret al-Numan road yesterday with machine guns."

Four members of Syria’s security forces were killed Sunday in a shooting in the northwest province of Idlib, state media reported.

According to the Interior Ministry, the victims were part of the road security department and were attacked while on patrol along the Maaret al-Numan road. A fifth officer was wounded in the assault.

The state-run SANA news agency said gunmen opened fire on the officers, though neither the ministry nor SANA identified the perpetrators.

Idlib had previously served as a stronghold for armed factions, including foreign fighters, before Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ousted former President Bashar al-Assad last December.