Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab.
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In this photo released by Syrian State TV, one of four suspects arrested in connection with an alleged plot by ISIS is escorted by security officers in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. Syrian intelligence officials, operating under the country's new de facto government, thwarted an attempt by ISIS to detonate a bomb at the Shiite shrine of Sayyida Zaynab in the Damascus suburb, according to state media reports on Saturday.
A man walks at the shrine of Sayyida Zaynab, the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. In this photo released by Syrian State TV, four suspects arrested in connection with an alleged plot by ISIS are shown standing against a wall in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. Syrian intelligence officials, operating under the country's new de facto government, thwarted an attempt by ISIS to detonate a bomb at the Shiite shrine of Sayyida Zaynab in the Damascus suburb, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the former insurgent group that led the lightning offensive that toppled Assad last month and is now the de facto ruling party in the country, is a Sunni Islamist group that formerly had ties with al-Qaida.“The site is open, and visitors are making their visits safely and with peace of mind," said Moataz Sikkawi, security supervisor at the site."The security measures regarding this cell have been addressed and dealt with.
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