Syrian security forces arrest ISIS member in Deir Ezzor

Syrian Internal Security Forces have arrested a member of ISIS in the northeastern province of Deir Ezzor following a security operation linked to a recent deadly attack on a member of the Defense Ministry.
Colonel Dirar al-Shamlan, head of Internal Security in Deir Ezzor, said the man was detained in the city of al-Mayadeen after an operation based on precise intelligence.

Al-Shamlan added that the man identified as Mahmoud Eid al-Ali was involved in an attack carried out by an ISIS cell that resulted in the martyrdom of a member of the Defense Ministry’s 86th Division two days ago.

The arrest followed the collection of evidence linking the man to the attack, the colonel said, adding that he admitted during preliminary questioning to being affiliated with ISIS and participating in the operation.

On Monday, an Internal Security checkpoint in the northeastern city of Raqqa was attacked by ISIS militants, martyring four personnel, authorities said.