Four Syrian internal security members killed in ISIS attack in Raqqa

RAQQA, Feb. 24 (YPA) – At least four members of the Syrian Interim Government forces were killed on Monday in an attack by the terrorist group ISIL targeting a security checkpoint west of Raqqa city center in northeastern Syria.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing an unnamed security source, reported that four internal security members were killed in an ISIL attack on the al-Sabahiya checkpoint west of Raqqa, according to Anadolu Agency.

SANA said the attack targeted a checkpoint belonging to the Internal Security Forces in the city, after which military police units were deployed to secure the area.

This was the second attack on the al-Sabahiya checkpoint in just two days, underscoring a significant uptick in ISIS activity across the rural areas of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, with indications of renewed operations in the desert and outlying regions.

The surge has heightened concerns over a potential ISIS resurgence in eastern Syria, as the group seeks to exploit security gaps and shifting frontlines, raising fears of a new wave of instability in the region.

@E.Y. M