{"id":128332,"date":"2025-08-16T12:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=128332"},"modified":"2025-08-16T12:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:51:59","slug":"sdf-captures-12-isis-suspects-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/128332\/","title":{"rendered":"SDF captures 12 ISIS suspects in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the capture of 12 individuals suspected of belonging to ISIS sleeper cells in Deir ez-Zor countryside, eastern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Deir ez-Zor Military Council, an SDF component, said in a statement that its fighters in coordination with the Women\u2019s Protection Units (YPJ) carried out a sweep operation in the town of Gharanij, east of Deir ez-Zor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation resulted in the capture of 12 ISIS suspects. 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