The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in northern and eastern Syria announced that one of their checkpoints in the village of Al-Bajariya in the city of Tel Hamis was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fired by terrorists from the vicinity of the village.
According to a statement issued by the General Command of the Internal Security Forces, “the shell fell near the targeted checkpoint without causing any casualties among our forces.”
The statement confirmed that the forces began investigative and combing operations in the village to arrest the perpetrators, stressing the continuation of efforts to protect the area and prosecute “anyone who tries to tamper with the security of our society or destabilize civil peace.”
Separately, on August 16, the Deir ez-Zor Military Council of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the implementation of a large-scale combing campaign in the town of Granij in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, in cooperation with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), to pursue Daesh terrorist cells.
The media office of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council reported that the campaign resulted in “the arrest of 12 wanted persons and suspects belonging to Daesh cells, who were planning to carry out terrorist operations against security and military forces, civilians and service facilities.”
Four fighters from the council who were kidnapped while they were in a health center outside their official duties were also released.
The statement pointed out that the campaign, which received great support from the people and tribes of the region, came “within the framework of ongoing efforts to enhance security and stability in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.”
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