Intelligence security cooperation dismantles ISIS cell in Aleppo

The Ministry of Interior announced that the General Intelligence Agency, in cooperation with Internal Security Forces, dismantled a cell linked to the ISIS terrorist organization in Aleppo and arrested four of its members, one of whom was injured during a shootout with security forces. The operation resulted in the release of a kidnapped individual, whose family had been negotiating a ransom for his release, as well as the seizure of weapons and explosives, including shells, bombs, grenades, and various types of ammunition, in the possession of the cell members. The ministry stated that relevant authorities are conducting investigations with the detainees, including the injured member in the hospital, in preparation for referring them to the competent judiciary. Earlier, on the first of this month, the General Intelligence Agency, in cooperation with Internal Security Forces in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, arrested an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell consisting of two individuals implicated in carrying out a series of assassinations in the governorate.