289 mercenaries captured by the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria in 2023

According to the balance sheet of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria for 2023, 94 cells were dismantled and 289 mercenaries were captured.

The Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria announced the balance sheet of its operations against ISIS cells, the intelligence of the occupying Turkish state and the mercenaries affiliated to the Damascus government.

The Internal Security Forces announced on their official website that they dismantled 94 cells, 19 of which were affiliated with the intelligence of the occupying Turkish state, 43 of which were affiliated with ISIS, 14 of which were affiliated with groups affiliated with the Damascus government and 4 of which were affiliated with the Syrian National Army mercenaries.

As a result of these operations, 289 mercenaries were captured, and 121 explosive materials were neutralized. Of these explosive devices, 49 were neutralized in Cizire region, 30 in Raqqa, 17 in Deir ez-Zor, 18 in Tabqa, 2 in the Euphrates region and 5 in Manbij.