SDF captures prominent ISIS leader in Raqqa
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday they the arrest of a prominent leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria.
The Military Operations Teams (MOT), a component of the SDF, conducted on May 21 a security operation in the northern countryside of Raqqa, the SDF Media Center said in a statement.
The operation led to the arrest of a prominent leader of ISIS sleeper cells called Ayman Abdel Moati, aka Yacoub al-Hadidi or Osama al-Qurashi.
The SDF statement read that al-Qurashi was “ISIS’s military official in Raqqa and the planner of all terrorist acts in Raqqa and its countryside, including bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, and intimidation of civilians.”
The SDF’s MOT affirmed its “unwavering commitment to tracking down and eliminating the ISIS terrorist cells, dismantling their hiding places, and cutting off their resources to preserve the security and stability of our regions and ensure the safety of our people.”