Islamic State Group Claims First Attack on Syrian Government Forces Since Assad's Fall
- The Islamic State has acknowledged carrying out two separate bombings this month in southern Syria, one targeting government troops and the other aimed at U.S.-aligned fighters near Sweida province.
- These attacks follow the fall of the Assad family's 54-year rule in December and IS's 2019 defeat when Kurdish-led forces captured all its Syrian territory.
- The first attack on May 22 hit a vehicle described as belonging to the 'apostate regime' in al-Safa, killing or wounding seven soldiers, while the second killed one Free Syrian Army fighter nearby.
- An opposition monitor called the first attack the extremists' initial claim against Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall, while president Ahmad al-Sharaa met U.S. Leader Donald Trump this month promising cooperation.
- The renewed attacks indicate IS sleeper cells continue to operate, posing ongoing security challenges despite past defeats, while intelligence foiled further planned bombings earlier this year.
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IS claims attack on Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be carried out by the extremists since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. IS said in a statement on Thursday that in one attack, a bomb targeting a "vehicle of the apostate regime" detonated, leaving seven soldiers dead or wounded. It said the attack occurre…
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