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Syrian security forces arrested a senior ISIS (Daesh) leader and killed another in the Damascus countryside in operations conducted in coordination with an international coalition against the terrorist group, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, Anadolu reports. Specialized units, working with the General Intelligence Directorate and coalition forces, carried out a tightly coordinated raid on an ISIS hideout in the city of Moadamiyah on Wednesday following intensive surveillance and intelligence tracking, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said, citing Brigadier General Ahmad al-Dalati, the head of internal security in the Damascus countryside. The operation led to the arrest of Taha al-Zoubi, also known as Abu Omar Tibiya, along with several of his aides. Security forces also seized a suicide vest and military-grade […]
