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Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

BY JAMES GENN — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:42:01 GMT

The nine-member ISIS cell allegedly collected weapons, transported explosives, and carried out other activities supporting the terrorist group, according to Damascus's Interior Ministry.

US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike

BY JAMES GENN — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:46:42 GMT

Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and six entities for "facilitating financial transactions on behalf of ISIS."

ISIS claims responsibility for new attack in Syria targeting official near Damascus

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:06:54 GMT

ISIS has claimed a series of attacks in Syria, including an IED strike near Damascus and a reported assault on security forces in Raqqa.

One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa

BY REUTERS — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:41:19 GMT

According to a ministry statement, two suicide attackers attempted to storm the facility. Security personnel engaged the pair, neutralizing one of them, while the second detonated an explosive vest.

Syria arrests 235 ISIS operatives in three months, foils seven terror plots

BY RIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:44:35 GMT

ISIS remains a threat to Syria, increasingly relying on small-scale attacks, covert operations, and decentralized cells to target security forces, public facilities, and local communities.

'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons

BY SHOSHANA BAKER — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:46:30 GMT

DOJ officials said the suspects allegedly sent more than $2,000 to fund ISIS weapons targeting US service members.

Second group of Australian women linked to Islamic State to return home

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:59:44 GMT

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the government was not assisting their travel and that any who have committed crimes "can expect to face the full force of the law."

Last of Australian ISIS linked families leave Syrian camps

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:36:42 GMT

Seven Australian women and 14 children recently arrived in Damascus from the Roj camp in northeast Syria, marking the departure of the last known Australian group from camps for ISIS-linked families.

Turkey captures ten wanted ISIS terrorists in cross-border operation with Syria

BY ELI LEON — Sun, 24 May 2026 03:24:27 GMT

Investigators say one of the key figures is Omer Deniz Dundar, who is linked to the planning of the deadly 2015 bombing at Ankara’s main train station.

ISIS escalates rhetoric, seeks ‘new phase of fighting’ in Syria - analysis

BY RIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:53:04 GMT

Foreign fighters and sleeper cells remain a security concern as the group tries to revive its networks after years of territorial collapse.

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure

BY RIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE — Sun, 10 May 2026 01:05:34 GMT

The attack, which took place on May 1, 2026, revived memories of the group’s past hit-and-run operations targeting carefully selected religious and military figures.

‘Signal of command and control’: New ISIS audio shows consolidation, not comeback, analysts say

BY GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:24:30 GMT

Leadership messaging points to internal discipline and network survival rather than renewed territorial expansion.

US continues gradual withdrawal from Syria as major ISIS family camp closes

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:02:58 GMT

“The United States on Monday began withdrawing from Qasrak Base in Hasaka, northeastern Syria (Rojava), transferring equipment to Iraq,” Rudaw Kurdish media reported.

Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks

BY REUTERS — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:26:30 GMT

The terrorist group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian regime” in the city of Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province using a pistol.

Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS relatives nearly empty, former director says

BY REUTERS — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:27:38 GMT

Al-Hol, near the Iraqi border, was one of the main detention camps for relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters who were detained during the US-backed campaign against the jihadist group.

US strikes 30 Islamic State targets in Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND REUTERS — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:30:55 GMT

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the forces used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.

Syrian officials attend anti-ISIS coalition talks in Saudi Arabia

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:30:22 GMT

Syrian officials attended meetings of the International Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Riyadh on February 8 to 9, marking Syria’s growing role in the US led alliance.

ISIS numbers grow as Syrian instability continues, Iraq warns

BY ASHER SMITH — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:37:33 GMT

In the rare interview, al-Shatri said Iraqi intelligence estimates suggest that ISIS’s presence in Syria has grown from roughly 2,000 fighters a year ago to as many as 10,000 terrorists today.

SDF reports clashes near ISIS detention sites in Hasaka and Raqqa

BY REUTERS AND JAMES GENN — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:52:24 GMT

The SDF reported armed group attacks on ISIS prisons in Syria's northeast as clashes with Syrian government forces raise fears of renewed instability and terrorism.

What happens to ISIS detainees as Syria moves to take over SDF prisons - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:34 GMT

Amid fighting there are concerns ISIS detainees held in Syria could escape, while a deal foresees them being handed over to Damascus

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

BY JAMES GENN — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:11:57 GMT

Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.

Syria announces arrest of Damascus' ISIS leader, Taha al Zoubi, in international coalition op.

BY SHOSHANA BAKER — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:53:31 GMT

Syria arrests ISIS leader Taha al Zoubi in Moadamiya after a joint security operation, seizing a suicide belt and military weapons during the raid.

Palmyra attack a 'blow' to US, Syrian forces, Islamic State says without claiming responsibility

BY REUTERS — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:38:06 GMT

Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Saturday when an attacker targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces in Palmyra before being shot dead, the US military said.

US, Syria partner against ISIS: CENTCOM destroys caches near Damascus in first major joint op.

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:02:42 GMT

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a recently secured Syria's official entry into the US-led Coalition Against ISIS, formalizing the new military cooperation on counter-terrorism.

Syrian forces kill two, arrest several terrorists in anti-ISIS operation

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:43:53 GMT

Syrian forces foiled the cell's plot to carry out multiple terror attacks on the Syrian coast and seized a cache of various weapons and ammunition during the operation.

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

BY JAMES GENN — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:29:36 GMT

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

US CENTCOM says five Islamic state members killed, 19 captured in operations in Syria

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND REUTERS — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:30:49 GMT

CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.

Syrian Democratic Forces arrest five ISIS cell members in Raqqa raid

BY JAMES GENN — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:45:47 GMT

The raid was supported by the US-led coalition against ISIS, who provided air cover and intelligence, leading to the arrest of the terror cell which had planned attacks in northeast Syria.

ISIS terrorists kill five, wound one US-backed SDF soldiers in northeast Syria

BY JAMES GENN — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:32:35 GMT

ISIS terrorists targeted Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers in northeast Syria, killing five and wounding one. The SDF claims they thwarted the attack and vowed to avenge the "martyrs."

US forces kill key senior ISIS commander in Syria

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:07:15 GMT

The terrorist, known as "Abdul Rahman Al-Halabi," was the group's head of external operations and security, the Iraqi service said.