Isis attacks new government troops in Syria

Isis attacks new government troops in Syria

Isis has traveled two attacks on Syrian security forces - the first since the transitional government under the former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa

attacks in South Syria

The terrorist group, which is also known as an Islamic state, stated that seven members of the "apostatic Syrian regimes "with an explosive device. The attack occurred on a street in south of Syria in the remote desert region Talul al Safa in the province of Suwayda.

attacks on the Free Syrian Army

A military source in the Suwayda region announced that a reconnaissance unit of the Free Syrian Army was attacked on Wednesday during the observation of ISIS movements in the area. A fighter was killed and three more injured.

The units of the Free Syrian Army receive support from the US armed forces in the so-called de-escalation zone Al Tanf, which is located near the borders to Jordan and Egypt, where the USA maintains a small outpost.

dangerous terrain for ISIS

The source added that the Talul Al Safa region is an "extremely inaccessible and dangerous area, since ISIS uses the terrain for a long time." Despite the loss of almost all controlled areas until the end of 2017, Isis continues to have a foot in the wide central desert of Syria.

repeated attacks and security situation

Recently, Isis had committed another attack in the same area. The government in Damascus asked CNN for comment. Last week, the Syrian Ministry of the Interior said that security forces in one area did not ensure "a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDS) and weapons" at locations of a terrorist cell connected to ISIS.

monitoring of the security situation by the Institute for the Study of War

that in Washington D.C. local institutes for the study of War reports that the group probably still maintained cells in southern Syria, even though it has not carried out any attacks there for at least two years.

The USA and other western governments have asked the new Syrian government to prevent a new upswing from ISIS and other terrorist groups on Syrian soil. However, the government has difficulty expanding its authority in Suwayda, where there have been conflicts between druzes and Sunni groups.