At least three killed as Syrian forces raid ISIL hideouts in Aleppo

The interim government’s first operation against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in Syria’s second city has been announced by Syrian security forces in Aleppo, where three ISIL (ISIL) fighters have been killed and four others have been detained, according to authorities.

Multiple ISIL sleeper cells operating across Aleppo were targeted by the General Security Department and the General Intelligence Service, according to a statement from Syria’s Ministry of Interior on Saturday.

According to the report, one security officer was killed during the operation.

According to the statement, “forces stormed the site and seized a number of General Security force uniforms,” including “explosive devices,” an explosive vest, and.”

According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the operation took place in the Haidariya district of Aleppo and that other neighborhoods also experienced clashes.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the interim leader of Syria, has long opposed ISIL. He took office in Damascus in December. During the Syrian War, his forces fought the self-declared caliphate of the group.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, met with al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia this week, and he described him as an “attractive guy with a very strong past.”

Washington announced following the meeting that it would lift sanctions against Syria, a significant step in the direction of al-Sharaa’s transitional government.

After Bashar al-Assad was toppled by his forces in a lightning offensive, Al-Sharaa took control of Damascus in December. Al-Sharaa cut ties with al-Qaeda in 2016.