Our Forces Dismantle a VBIED and Arrest an Entire ISIS Cell


As part of the ongoing security operations to pursue ISIS terrorist cells, the military operations teams (TOL) and commando forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, with direct support from the International Coalition Forces, carried out last Sunday a precise and precise security operation in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

The operation resulted in dismantling a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) prepared for a terrorist attack and arresting all members of a six-man ISIS cell, without any losses among our forces.
Those arrested are:
Mohammad al-Obeid (aka Abu Osama / Abu Israa),
Khader al-Obeid (aka Abu Awwad),
Ibrahim al-Obeid (aka Abu Iyad),
Hussein al-Ali,
Abdulhamidi al-Nasser (aka Abu Dahham),
Khalaf al-Hassan (aka Abu Nour al-Din).

According to preliminary investigations, the arrested terrorists admitted their involvement in transporting and distributing explosive materials to cells linked to them, in addition to manufacturing explosive devices and preparing car bombs, with the aim of carrying out terrorist operations in the region. They also admitted to targeting military points and sites belonging to our forces, as well as civilian objects and service institutions, in an attempt to undermine security and stability.

This operation thwarted a serious terrorist plot and directly spared civilians and civilian infrastructure significant human and material losses, as the VBIED was dismantled and the entire cell was arrested before executing its plan.
The Syrian Democratic Forces affirm that security vigilance remains at the highest level and that all suspicious ISIS-related movements are being closely monitored. Any threat to the security of our areas or civilians will be met firmly.

SDF Media Center
24 December 2025

https://sdf-press.com/en/?p=19522

🚨Urgent

Siege plus pressure!

HTS, affiliated with the Damascus government, and SNA forces, affiliated with the Turkish state, are positioning assassins in buildings around the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods.

🚨Urgent

The Turkish state and Damascus continue to violate the ceasefire!

At 4:45 PM, a suicide drone belonging to Damascus government factions targeted a house in the Tel al-Sritel area near the Tishrin Dam, without any reported injuries.

🚨ATTENTION

HTS and SNA forces who call themselves Islamist, are bombing the houses of God (mosques).

HTS forces, affiliated with the Damascus government, and SNA forces, affiliated with the Turkish state, bombed a well-known mosque in the armed Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood with mortars.

🚨Urgent Appeal from Sheikh Maqsud!

Nouri Sheikho, co-chair of the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh Neighborhood Council, stated: "The Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods have been completely isolated from the rest of Syria, as armed factions have closed all entrances and exits to the neighborhoods. There are grave concerns about a repeat of the Suwaida and coastal scenarios. We call upon all our Syrian and Kurdish people to unite and stand with our people in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods."

القائد سيبان حمو في احد لقاءاته على القنوات الأعلامية قائلاً لهؤلاء الذين يحرضـ.ـون اخوتنا العـ.ـرب على قتـ.ـل الكرد :

واضح ان هؤلاء ليس لديهم علم بأن د*م الشهـ.ـيد العربي اختلط بالد*م الكردي خلال 14 سنة في الثـ.ـورة السورية جنباً الى جنب في معـ.ـارك الدفـ.ـاع عن الشرف ضـ.ـد داعـ.ـش
و لايعلمون ان المجتمع السوري وصل الى مرحلة من الوعي في تقوية الاخوة ضـ.ـد الاجنـ.ـدات الخارجية لذلك لا تساومو على فـ.ـتنة داخلية على عكس ذلك استعدوا لكي ترونا قريباً مع القادة العرب و الكرد في قـ.ـواتنا بدمشق يديرون سوريا الى الأستقرار و الديمقراطية جنباً الى جنب مع العلوي و السني و الدرزي و المسيحي و كافة المكونات

🚨Critical Statements!

Sipan Hamo: Do not bargain for internal strife; on the contrary, soon you will see us in Damascus with our forces alongside Arab and Kurdish leaders.

He says to those who incite our Arab brothers to kill Kurds: It is clear that these people are unaware that, over 14 years in the Syrian revolution, side by side in battles defending honor against ISIS, the blood of the Arab martyr has mixed with Kurdish blood.

And they do not know that Syrian society has reached a stage of awareness in strengthening brotherhood against foreign agendas. Therefore, do not bargain for internal fitna (strife); on the contrary, soon you will see us in Damascus with our forces alongside Arab and Kurdish leaders; we will manage Syria toward stability and democracy, side by side with Alawites, Sunnis, Druze, Christians, and all other components.

A joint security operation was carried out by the SDF and the Coalition in the village of Al-Shaher, in the Karama subdistrict, eastern Raqqa countryside.
The operation targeted individuals wanted on charges of affiliation with ISIS. One person was killed and two others were arrested during the operation.
Coalition helicopters took part in the operation, and their engine noise is still being heard in the area.

The Democratic Self-Administration of the Region of North and East Syria congratulated Christians in the region, Syria, and the world on the occasion of Christmas, stressing the consolidation of the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence, and respect for humanity, and emphasizing that diversity is a source of strength, wishing that the holidays would be the beginning of a new phase of peace, security, and the building of a democratic state.

Al-Tabqa...

A speech by the co-chair of the Executive Council of Al-Tabqa Canton, Sheikh Hamed Al-Faraj, at a meeting of the Advisory Body to Support Negotiations in North and East Syria

🚨The meeting is being spearheaded by women.

A statement by the spokesperson for the Zenobia Women's Gathering, Khod Al-Ali, at a meeting of the Advisory Board for Supporting Negotiations in North and East Syria

🚨Urgent

Partial reopening of roads connecting the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods with the rest of Aleppo.
This includes the reopening of the (Al-Jazira - Awarid) roads, while the remaining roads remain closed.

#عاجل| مظلوم_عبدي، القائد العام لقـ*ـوات سوريا الديمقراطية خلال مشاركته في اجتماع الهيئة الاستشارية لدعم لجنة التفـ*ـاوض في شمال وشرق سوريا لبحث آخر المستجدات السيـ*ـاسية على الساحة السورية واتفاقية 10 آذار:

📌 توصلنا إلى تفاهم مشترك بما يخص دمـ*ـج القـ*ـوى العسـ*ـكرية بما يتماشى مع المصلحة العامة.

📌 هناك أمور دستورية تحتاج إلى وقت للوصول إلى حل يشمل كل سوريا.

📌 نرى بأن الحل في سوريا يجب أن يكون لامركزيا.

📌 شكل النـ*ـظام وتشاركية المكونات ضمن الركائز الأساسية وهذا يتطلب حوارات أعمق لوصول إلى دستور يعكس جميع التطلعات.

📌 هناك تقدم في تشكيل رؤية مشتركة بخصوص المعابر والحدود.

📌 الثروات الباطنية لكل السوريين.

📌 هناك تقارب بالآراء في المواضيع الاساسية ونأمل في الفترة القادمة التوصل إلى جميع الاتفاقات.

📌 نريد أن يدير أبناء المنطقة مناطقهم ضمن إطار دستوري.

#Urgent | Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, during his participation in the Advisory Board meeting to support the Negotiation Committee in North and East Syria, to discuss the latest political developments on the Syrian scene and the March 10 agreement:

📌 We reached a common understanding regarding the integration of military forces in a manner that aligns with the public interest.

📌 There are constitutional matters that require time to reach a solution that encompasses all of Syria.

📌 We believe that the solution in Syria must be decentralized.

📌 The form of government and the participation of all components are fundamental pillars, and this requires deeper dialogue to reach a constitution that reflects all aspirations.

📌 There is progress in forming a shared vision regarding border crossings and borders.

📌 Natural resources belong to all Syrians.

📌 There is a convergence of views on key issues, and we hope to reach all agreements in the coming period.

📌 We want the people of the region to govern their own areas within a constitutional framework.

Urgent

Armed groups loyal to the Damascus regime attacked civilians in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.There are wounded civilians

Also this morning, HTS groups attacked the Al-Hasan Mosque in the Al-Jabanat area east of Sheikh Maqsoud with a drone.