SDF arrests over 70 in northern Syria counter-ISIS operation

"The operation resulted in the arrest of 71 individuals, including individuals affiliated with ISIS and members involved in organized crime networks engaged in robbery, theft, and drug trafficking, as well as individuals involved in activities aimed at destabilizing local security and threatening the safety of civilians," the Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement.

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Pentagon says on track to reduce coalition’s military mission in Iraq

The decision to draw down the coalition’s mission in Iraq came after the Iraqi government repeatedly stated that there was no longer a need for the their military presence in the country since ISIS has been defeated.

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SDF arrests ISIS leader, foils attack amid surge in hostilities

SDF-affiliated forces “succeeded in arresting a leader of one of the terrorist ISIS cells in the town of Darnaj in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside, after a clash that resulted in his injury and arrest,” the SDF said.

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Airstrike kills ISIS affiliate in northwest Syria: Monitor

“Hashem Mahyou al-Qudour, known as ‘Hashem al-Raslan,’ who previously worked with a faction that pledged allegiance to ISIS, was killed a short while ago when his house was targeted by an airstrike in al-Tamanah area in southern Idlib,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor. 

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ISIS kills four Kurdish-led fighters in east Syria as hostilities surge

“Four of our SDF fighters were martyred while confronting a treacherous attack carried out by ISIS terrorist cells in the town of Abriha, east of Deir ez-Zor, following direct clashes that resulted in the elimination of one terrorist,” the SDF said in a statement. 

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Five SDF fighters killed in clashes with ISIS in Deir ez-Zor

ISIS has carried out over 150 attacks in northeast Syria since the fall of Assad’s regime in December 2024.

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Landmines in former ISIS-held areas in Iraq still a danger: Expert

“The lingering presence of mines and unexploded ordnance in some areas liberated from ISIS control poses a direct threat to the lives of civilians and hinders reconstruction and stability efforts,” Safaa al-Assim, a retired Major General, told The New Region. 

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SDF reports over 150 ISIS attacks since Assad’s collapse

Since the fall of the Assad regime in December, ISIS cells have carried out 153 attacks in northeast Syria, according to SDF spokesperson Abjar Dawood

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Kurdish, Iraqi forces arrest three ISIS suspects 

The forces “managed to arrest three terrorists in Kirkuk and Sulaimani provinces and conducted raids in the Shwan area,” read an Asayish statement

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