According to a security source, the SANA state news agency reported that at least three people were killed when a blast targeted a police station in Al-Mayadeen, in eastern Syria.
Without providing further details, the report claimed that several people were also hurt by the explosion in the Deir az Zor countryside on Sunday.
The aftermath of the explosion are depicted in a video released by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking team.
The incident occurred in Aleppo one day after Syrian authorities claimed security forces had killed three ISIL (ISIS) fighters and taken four of their prisoners. The interim government made the announcement against the armed group for the first time.
Multiple ISIL sleeper cells operating across Aleppo were targeted by the General Security Department and the General Intelligence Directorate, according to a statement from Syria’s Ministry of Interior on Saturday. According to the report, one security officer was killed during the operation.
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.
After Bashar al-Assad’s longtime leader was overthrown by his armed group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Al-Sharaa’s lightning opposition offensive took its toll on the Syrian regime. Al-Sharaa cut ties with al-Qaeda in 2016.
The most recent operation comes shortly after Syrian authorities reported a covert ISIL bombing plot near the Sayeda Zeinab shrine, a significant pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims south of Damascus.
Source: Aljazeera
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