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Syria says Islamic State planned New Year’s Eve attacks on churches
Syrian Interior Ministry stopped ISIS suicide bombings aimed at churches and civilian spots in Aleppo during New Year’s Eve, killing one officer and injuring two, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Syrian Interior Ministry said it foiled planned ISIS suicide attacks targeting churches and civilian gathering areas during New Year celebrations in Aleppo through ongoing counterterrorism monitoring.
- The new transitional administration headed by President Ahmad al-Sharaa has tightened security after a recent spike in IS attacks, including a Palmyra strike killing three US citizens.
- At a checkpoint in Aleppo's Bab al-Faraj, officers grew suspicious of a man identified as affiliated with Daesh; he opened fire, killing one police officer, then detonated an explosive wounding two others.
- Authorities credited Syrian security forces and tightened protection around churches in Aleppo by deploying fixed and mobile patrols and city checkpoints; US forces struck IS targets, killing five, the UK-based Syrian Observatory said.
- Analysts noted Saraya Ansar al-Sunna's role as an IS front, and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's civil war fights alongside minority communities' concerns over the past year under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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On the night of December 31, Mohamed Massat blocked an ISIS terrorist who wanted to strike a church, paying for his gesture with his life. Six months ago the attack on Mar Elias in Damascus. Many today exalt his courage by pointing to him as an example for Syria today.
ISIS New Year's Eve attacks on churches, social gatherings foiled in Syria
Syria’s Interior Ministry says it thwarted a terror plot by the Islamic State to attack civilian gatherings and churches on New Year’s Eve and bolstered protections for houses of worship. #IslamicState #ISIS #Syria #Christian #Church #Terror
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