📰 US-Syrian Joint Operation in Damascus Suburbs: Barrack Says, ‘Syria Is Back on Our Side’

U. S. Special troops conducted a helicopter-borne raid in the Al-Dumayr area of the damascus suburbs, in coordination with the syrian Ministry of Interior, resulting in the capture of Ahmad Abdullah al-Masoud al-Badri, a known member of the Islamic State (ISIS). Local sources declared that the operation, carried out just a few kilometers from Damascus, involved Syrian Ministry of Interior counterterrorism units alongside troops from the U. S. In fact, -led international coalition. Furthermore, it marked the first such airborne assault in the region. as per leaks, aBadri, a senior ISIS commander, had been in hiding in the Syrian desert for years before returning to his hometown of Al-Dumayr following the collapse of the ousted regime’s control there.

Sources indicate this was the fifth joint U. S. -Syrian operation since July, part of what president-ahead-of-white-house-visit/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 UN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visit">sanctions-on-syrias-al-sharaa-ahead-of-washington-visit/" class="smart-internal-link" title="🗳️ UNSC votes to drop sanctions on Syria’s al-Sharaa ahead of Washington visit">Washington describes as its ongoing counterterrorism efforts. U. S. Envoy to syria Tom Barrack commented on the raid via his X account, stating, “Syria is back on our side. ” Yesterday, the Syrian Ministry of Interior released footage of a separate security operation conducted by its General Intelligence Directorate in collaboration with internal security forces in the Damascus suburbs. Indeed, the raid targeted an ISIS cell in Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun, north of the province, following meticulous surveillance of the group’s movements. The ministry declared that the operation led to the arrest of one cell member, while a second was killed attempting to detonate a suicide vest, and a third succumbed to injuries sustained during the clash.

Additionally, authorities recovered weapons, ammunition, and a prepared explosive belt. Coalition Operations in Syria Last August, a source provided Syria TV with details of an international coalition air raid targeting ISIS in the Atmeh area of Idlib’s suburbs, northwest Syria. The operation commenced at dawn, with coalition armed forces helicopters circling the area while ground forces sealed off multiple residential neighborhoods, barring entry or exit during the mission. The source described the targeted house as a two-story building. The ground floor was occupied by the family of an individual identified as “A. Kh. Notably, ,” the homeowner, while the second floor housed a 24-year-old man, his wife, mother, and young child.

Coalition forces evacuated the ground-floor residents before initiating searches. The young man on the second floor attempted to flee during the operation, prompting forces to engage and kill him immediately. Operation in Aleppo Suburbs In July, U. S. Central Command forces conducted an operation in Al-Bab, Aleppo province, northern Syria, resulting in the deaths of prominent ISIS…