Syrian authorities say forces killed a senior leader in the Islamic State group and arrested another operative in fresh operations near the capital Damascus in coordination with the US-led coalition.
Syrian security and intelligence forces, working in coordination with the international coalition, conducted what the interior ministry describes as a “precise security operation” in the Damascus countryside.
“The operation resulted in neutralizing the terrorist Mohammad Shahada, known as ‘Abu Omar Shaddad,’ who is considered one of the prominent ISIS leaders in Syria,” it adds.
“This operation comes as confirmation of the effectiveness of joint coordination between the national security agencies and international partners.”
The interior ministry also says security forces “in joint coordination with international coalition forces” arrested “the leader of a terrorist cell affiliated with the ISIS organization” elsewhere near Damascus, seizing weapons and ammunition.
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