Five ISIS militants killed, two Syrian security officers dead in Damascus raid
Syrian security forces killed five ISIS members and arrested six in a raid near Damascus, with two officers killed and five wounded in clashes.
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AISyrian internal security forces announced on Thursday that five members of the ISIS militant group were killed and six others arrested during a special security operation targeting an ISIS cell in the town of Rankous in western rural Damascus. The clashes resulted in the deaths of two security officers and left five others wounded.
According to a statement from the internal security forces, the operation was carried out in cooperation with the General Intelligence Directorate and targeted a cell operating in the area. Clashes broke out during the raid, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Security forces also seized weapons and explosive belts during the operation, as part of ongoing efforts to pursue ISIS members and curb their activities in western rural Damascus.