Security Operation 'of a Distinctive Nature' Against 'ISIS' in Rankous, West of Damascus

Syrian authorities announced that Internal Security Forces, in cooperation with the General Intelligence Directorate, carried out yesterday a “distinctive security operation” targeting a cell affiliated with the “Daesh” (ISIS) organization in the town of Rankous, in the western countryside of Damascus. The Damascus countryside Internal Security Command said in an official statement broadcast on Al-Ekhbariya Channel that the cell members refused to surrender and opened fire on the security forces, leading to clashes that resulted in the martyrdom of two members and injuries to five others. It added that the operation neutralized five members of the cell and arrested six others, in addition to seizing weapons and explosive belts.