The press office of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria said in a statement on Sunday that the Asayish (Public Security) Department, in cooperation with the International Coalition, carried out an effective operation against ISIS ringleaders on Saturday, 13 July. A gang leader named Xalid Hesen Salum, known as Abu Fatima al-Shi'a, was captured during the operation carried out in the Xeranic town of Deir ez-Zor.

"He was in charge of the economy of DAESH (ISIS) in Deir ez-Zor. Before the liberation of Deir ez-Zor from DAESH by SDF, Xalid Hesen Salum was seen in a video calling on DAESH fighters to war. Until the defeat of ISIS and the liberation of the area, he led the most dangerous terrorist cell together with Abu Fatima al-Shieti,” the statement said about the arrested ISIS member.