SDF arrest 8 ISIS militants in several areas of NE Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday that they had arrested eight Islamic State (ISIS) militants in four security operations in Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor, and Manbij.
The SDF media center said, in a statement, that Commandos Forces of the SDF, arrested two ISIS militants in the village of Balqis in Tel Hamis, east of Hasakah, northeast Syria.
The two militants was involved in providing logistic support and intelligence information for ISIS sleeper cells, according to the SDF.
Special forces of the SDF launched a security operation with the support of US-led Global Coalition to defeat ISIS against another ISIS sleeper cell in the town of Tayana, east of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, arresting an active militant who used to provide ISIS with financial support in Deir ez-Zor, according to the source.
In addition, the SDF conducted two security operations in the countryside of Hasakah and Manbij, targeting an ISIS sleeper cell that was trying to explode an IED in SDF’s posts.
The first operation resulted in arresting three ISIS militants including a woman, according to the media center.
While the second operation resulted in arresting two ISIS militants in the village of Twimin, in the town of Shadadi, in the countryside of Hasakah.
The SDF confiscated weapons, ammunition, papers, and explosive devices held by the militants.