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Islamic State claims deadly attack on Syrian government forces

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12-05-2026 | 09:02

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Islamic State claims deadly attack on Syrian government forces

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack in eastern Syria that killed two Syrian army soldiers, the jihadist group's first deadly operation against the Syrian government since February.

Monday's attack in the eastern province of Hasakah points to the lingering threat posed by Islamic State as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to consolidate government authority over the country, nearly 1-1/2 years after he ousted Bashar al-Assad.

The Syrian state news ⁠agency SANA reported on Monday that two Syrian army soldiers were killed and others wounded in an attack by unknown assailants on a bus in the Hasakah countryside.

Islamic State, in a brief statement posted on its Amaq News Agency, said its fighters had killed and wounded six members of "the apostate Syrian army" during an ambush in the same area.

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