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ISIS attacks Syrian hospital, declares state of emergency
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] ISIS on Saturday killed 20 members of pro-regime forces in an attack on a Syrian hospital in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group said after the holy warrior group declared a state of emergency in its stronghold city in the conflict-torn country."ISIS attacked Al-Assad hospital at the city’s eastern entrance, killing at least 20 soldiers and allied fighters," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. He said the attack sparked festivities in which six gunnies were also killed. Meanwhile, ...back at the revival hall, the congregants were being herded into the paddy wagon... a US military official has seen reports of ISIS declaring a state of emergency in Raqqa, its self-declared capital in Syria. "We have seen this declaration of emergency in Raqqa, whatever that means," Col. Steve Warren, the front man for the US-led anti-ISIS coalition, was cited by CNN as saying on Friday. "We know this enemy feels threatened, as they should." It is believed that the holy warrior group feels it may soon come under siege in Raqqa through air strikes and ground attacks. "They see the Syrian Democratic Forces, along with the Syrian Arab Coalition, maneuver both to their east and to their west," Warren said. "Both of these areas becoming increasingly secure, and the Syrian Democratic Forces increasingly able to generate their own combat power in those areas." ISIS is reportedly "|moving personnel around the city and trying to put up covers in certain areas" as part of the state of emergency declaration, according to CNN. "We've had reports of ISIS repositioning both their combat capabilities, I guess what they think may be coming next," Warren said, using another acronym for ISIS. "And we've seen reports of them repositioning personnel ... either within the city or even out of the city." CNN quoted a US defense official as saying that ISIS leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi "remains extremely careful" about his personal security. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-15 |
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