ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Friday that they arrested two suspected Islamic State (ISIS) leaders in an operation in the east of the country.
The two targets of the SDF operation were hiding in the town of Khisham, located in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor province, the force stated.
They were identified as Karim al-Nahar, a security emir (leader) for the group, and Abdul Karim Amir al-Karim al-Nahar.
“The captured terrorists were involved in carrying out several terrorist acts against our forces and civilian institutions, in addition to targeting fuel tankers,” the SDF stated.
The SDF announced on Tuesday that it carried out nearly 100 operations against ISIS in 2024, resulting in the capture of 270 suspected members, including high-ranking leaders.
ISIS jihadists swept through large swathes of Syria in 2014. Despite their territorial defeat in 2019, bombings, hit-and-run attacks, and abductions attributed to the group are common.
After the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad last month, the United States-led global coalition against ISIS and its main ally in Syria, the SDF, which controls northeast Syria (Rojava), have worked to prevent the militants from reestablishing their presence in the evolving security landscape.
The two targets of the SDF operation were hiding in the town of Khisham, located in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor province, the force stated.
They were identified as Karim al-Nahar, a security emir (leader) for the group, and Abdul Karim Amir al-Karim al-Nahar.
“The captured terrorists were involved in carrying out several terrorist acts against our forces and civilian institutions, in addition to targeting fuel tankers,” the SDF stated.
The SDF announced on Tuesday that it carried out nearly 100 operations against ISIS in 2024, resulting in the capture of 270 suspected members, including high-ranking leaders.
ISIS jihadists swept through large swathes of Syria in 2014. Despite their territorial defeat in 2019, bombings, hit-and-run attacks, and abductions attributed to the group are common.
After the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad last month, the United States-led global coalition against ISIS and its main ally in Syria, the SDF, which controls northeast Syria (Rojava), have worked to prevent the militants from reestablishing their presence in the evolving security landscape.
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