SDF thwarts ISIS plot in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor countryside
Shafaq News – Deir ez-Zor
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) foiled on Wednesday an ISIS plot and detained three suspected militants in eastern Deir ez-Zor after a surveillance operation in the town of al-Takihi.
According to the SDF Media Center, the suspects were planning attacks aimed at destabilizing the area. Weapons and documents linking them to ISIS were seized during the raid.
Our SDF units thwart an ISIS terrorist plot and arrest 3 members in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countrysideWith the ongoing security and military efforts, our units from the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, were able to arrest an ISIS terrorist cell consisting of three members in the…
— Syrian Democratic Forces (@SDF_Syria) October 1, 2025
In 2025, ISIS stepped up operations in areas controlled by SDF in eastern Syria, carrying out ambushes, roadside bombings, and assassinations on the outskirts of towns once considered secure. Despite the group’s territorial defeat, it has exploited gaps in local security and the vast desert terrain to sustain a low-level insurgency.
Earlier, fighters from the SDF-affiliated Hajin Military Council captured an ISIS cell commander in the town of Darnaj after a firefight that left the suspect wounded, one SDF fighter dead, and two others injured.
ISIS militants also attempted to storm a security checkpoint in Abriha using motorcycles and machine guns, but SDF forces said they repelled the attack, injured one militant, forced the rest to retreat, and launched a follow-up sweep to secure the area.
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