ISIS claims responsibility for attacking SDF in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) claimed responsibility for targeting a military checkpoint of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a town east of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
The ISIS-run Amaq News Agency published a statement in which it said the ISIS militants “Targeted with machineguns an SDF checkpoint on the main route in the town of Ibriha in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.”
It claimed the attack claimed the life of an SDF fighter.
A military source of the SDF in Ibriha assured to North Press that the publicized news by Amaq of killing an SDF fighter was not true.
The source said that the checkpoint underwent a fire attack with machineguns, leading to slight clashes ended with the fleeing of the attackers.
Although the SDF launches intensive security operations, the countryside of Deir ez-Zor has recently witnessed an increase in killing incidents carried out against SDF members, employees of the Autonomous Administration, tribal figures and civil residents.
The SDF keeps pursuing ISIS sleeper cells in Deir ez-Zor eastern countryside with the aim to maintain security and stability of the region.
On September 10, media outlets close to the organization reported ISIS had carried out an operation against SDF in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, describing the operation as “revenge” for ISIS family members in Hawl Camp.
This came in tandem with the second phase of “Humanity and Security” Operation in Hawl Camp that is launched on August 25 by Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) to pursue the ISIS sleeper cells.
Hawl Camp, 45 km east of the city of Hasakah, is a house for 55.829 individuals, including 28.725 Iraqis, 18.850 Syrians and 8.254 of foreign nationalities, according to the latest statistics obtained by North Press.
The camp witnesses murders with different methods, most notably firearms. The management of the camp fears that the latest Turkish threats of invading areas in northern Syria would pave the way for ISIS to reorganize its ranks; North Press cited a statement by the management as saying.