{"id":135812,"date":"2026-02-25T07:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=135812"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:43:56","slug":"isis-claims-attacks-in-deir-ez-zor-raqqa-as-security-forces-report-rising-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/135812\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS claims attacks in Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa as security forces report rising activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEIR EZ-ZOR\/RAQQA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Attacks by the Islamic State group (ISIS) have increased in eastern Syria, with multiple incidents reported this week in the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, military and security sources said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A military source from Division 86 in Deir ez-Zor told North Press that ISIS militants carried out four attacks targeting the security forces of the transitional government in the eastern countryside of the governorate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source said that two simultaneous attacks targeted a military vehicle and a military headquarters in the town of Susa, east of Deir ez-Zor. Intermittent clashes followed, with damage limited to material losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the town of al-Dahla, militants attacked the al-Kou\u2019 checkpoint at the town\u2019s entrance using machine guns, without reports of casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate incident in Baghuz, ISIS militants targeted a government patrol passing along a main road, injuring one member of the patrol, the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISIS later claimed responsibility for the killing of Bilal al-Khedr, described as a member of the Ministry of Defense, in the town of Abu Kamal, shortly after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate statement released through its affiliated Amaq agency, ISIS said its militants had carried out an \u201cinghimasi\u201d attack on a position of the security forces in the town of al-Sabahiya, west of Raqqa city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group claimed the attack killed four government personnel and wounded three others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raqqa\u2019s Internal Security Commander, Colonel Rami al-Assad al-Taha, confirmed that four personnel were killed in two attacks targeting a checkpoint west of the city over the past two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said security units subsequently launched operations that resulted in the killing of a cell leader and another member, the arrest of four others, and the seizure of weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent incidents come amid renewed calls by ISIS leadership to prioritize attacks against government forces in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Omar Abdurrahman\/Malin Mohammed<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEIR EZ-ZOR\/RAQQA, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Attacks by the Islamic State group (ISIS) have increased in eastern Syria, with multiple incidents reported this week in the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, military and security sources said on Wednesday. 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