ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday counterterrorism units had captured a ranking ISIS leader Syria’s in Deir al-Zor province. An important leader of #Daesh has been detained, he was active in planning for assassinations, recruiting, and facilitating cells activities, in an operation for #ISF (Asayish), in #Al_Shafaa area in #Deir_Ezzor eastern countryside, #Int_Coalition also supplied air surveillance. pic.twitter.com/6mckyhVCbv — Coordination & Military Ops Center - SDF (@cmoc_sdf) May 3, 2021 The SDF’s Coordination and Military Operations Centre on Twitter claimed that the detainee was actively planning assassinations, recruiting members, and facilitating ISIS sleeper cell operations in Deir al-Zor.