There was no independent confirmation of the report.
The province of Deir al-Zor, along the Iraqi border, is a strategic supply route for Iranian-backed militias who regularly send reinforcements into Syria to support Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
Pencilneckal-Assad
Supressor of the Damascenes...
against murderous Moslems seeking to topple his family rule.
US forces are deployed at a base in al-Tanf region, south of Deir al-Zor, as part of combat mission against Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
snuffies who continue to wage a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria.
| Rudaw’s take on events: |
Kurdish counterterrorism forces and the global coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) on Monday killed five members of a "dangerous" cell in a joint raid against the group in eastern Syria, according to a statement from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Kurdish-led SDF said in the statement that a "dangerous" ISIS cell was hiding near al-Busayrah town in Deir ez-Zor province. "After investigations, information gathering, and careful follow-up of wanted persons during the last period, the cell’s whereabouts were raided with air support."
The ISIS fighters fired at the raiding forces who responded and killed five members of the cell, "most of whom were wearing boom belts," according to the SDF which said in the statement that the raid followed recent ISIS activities against civil and service institutions in the town.
Al-Busayrah is located on the banks of the Euphrates where ISIS remains active despite the group’s territorial defeat in 2019. The SDF and coalition forces have conducted several raids in Deir ez-Zor recently. They have also conducted a number of joint patrols in the area this month.
Four members of a family were also killed in the joint raid, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), including two who were targeted by coalition gunfire from a helicopter while trying to flee on a cycle of violence
. The SDF is the main ally of the US-led coalition in the fight against ISIS on the ground in Syria.
The increased military operations against ISIS signal a surge in the group’s activities in the region.
According to the latest Pentagon report on the fight against ISIS, the Death Eaters’ activities "significantly" decreased from July to September 2021, but, citing the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), it said "there were signs that the group is ’poised to increase activity in the coming quarter after a period of recuperation and recovery.’"
"The DIA said that ISIS moved some of its fighters during the quarter from the Syrian desert back into Iraq and northeastern Syria, which ISIS perceives to be important operating environments," added the report.
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Deir al-Zor: 2020-12-02 SDF says Turkish-backed groups aiming to launch more attacks
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