An ISIS official who was concerned in planning jail breaks of extremists in Syria was killed throughout a raid by U.S. and coalition forces final week, CENTCOM introduced on Wednesday.
A number of weapons, ammo, and a suicide belt have been additionally seized throughout the raid on Feb. 10.
Officers didn’t launch the precise location of the raid or whether or not there have been casualties moreover the loss of life of Ibrahim Al Qahtani.
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) deploy round Ghwayran jail, which holds ISIS detainees, in Syria’s northeastern metropolis of Hasakeh on January 25, 2022. (AFP through Getty Pictures)
Greater than 10,000 ISIS fighters are detained in northeastern Syria, together with 5,000 Syrians, 3,000 Iraqis, and a pair of,000 extremists from exterior these two nations, in accordance with the State Division.
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Jail breaks have lengthy been a key technique for extremist movements within the Center East to maintain their forces.
“ISIS is aware of that jail breaks work. They’re time examined and generate outcomes,” Ian Moss, the Deputy Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorist Detentions, mentioned at a briefing in October.
“To date, we’ve prevented ISIS from releasing these fighters. However there are a number of detention amenities in northeast Syria, and we all know they may attempt to assault them once more.”
FILE PHOTO: A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015. (Historical past/Common Pictures Group through Getty Pictures)
About 900 U.S. troops are nonetheless in Syria to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces and different coalition teams suppress ISIS.