The suspected Iraqi terrorists were killed in the Abu Nitil village in Suwar subdistrict in Deir al-Zor.
On the same day, the SDF Special Forces carried out operations against suspected Islamic State hideouts in Deir al-Zor’s al-Tire and Kasrah towns. During the raids, they arrested 14 elements allegedly plotting immediate attacks.
Despite the SDF and the US-led Coalition announcing the Islamic State’s defeat on March 23, 2019, in Baghouz, the terror group’s sleeper cell attacks persist in areas the Kurdish-led forces have liberated.
Islamic State cells are especially active in Deir al-Zor, where some local networks still maintain links to Islamic State members. Furthermore, Syrian regime cells and others linked to Turkey are also active in the region.