Anti-ISIS Campaign Ends, 127 Arrested – AANES
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Interior Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced on Thursday the end of the security campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells in Raqqa and Tabqa and surrounding areas, and the arrest of dozens of ISIS militants, including the ‘Wali of Raqqa’.
The AANES’s official page cited Ali Hejjo, co-chair of the Interior Board, saying that the campaign has accomplished the desired goals following the intensified ISIS sleeper cell activity.
Hejjo noted that a week after the launch of the campaign, 127 ISIS members were arrested, including their leader, the so-called Wali of Raqqa, in addition to dismantling a sleeper cell involved in the attack on the Asayish headquarters in Raqqa in late 2022.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the launch of “Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs” on January 25 in Raqqa, Tabqa, and Sirrin and the surrounding areas in northern Syria in coordination with the Asayish forces and the air support of the US-led Global Coalition.