Killed at least three, as Syrian armed forces ISIL punch in Aleppo | Political news

According to Syrian authorities, three ISIL fighters are killed and several others are arrested in Aleppo raids.

The Syrian security forces killed three ISIL (ISIS) fighter and arrested four others in Aleppo, according to the authorities, that the interim government has announced such an operation against the group in the second city of Syria for the first time.

The Raids launched by the general security department in coordination with the general secret services aimed at several ISIL sleeper cells, which operate in a statement on Saturday in a statement by Syria.

A security officer was killed in the operation, it said.

The forces stormed the location and confiscated “explosive devices, an explosive vest and a number of general security group uniforms,” ​​added the explanation.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Great Britain, said the operation had taken place in the district of Haidariya in Aleppo, and these clashes also broke out in another quarter.

The preliminary Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took over power in Damascus in December, decided against Isil for a long time. His armed forces fought against the group's self -governing caliphate during the Syrian war.

US President Donald Trump met Al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia this week and described him as an “attractive type with a very strong past”.

After the meeting, Washington announced that it would increase sanctions against Syria-one important political shift and the increase in the transitional government of al-Sharaa.

Al-Sharaa conquered the power in Damascus in December after his armed forces had plunged Bashar al-Assad on a lightning offensive. Al-Sharaa cut relationships with al-Qaida in 2016.

The latest operation takes place just a few months after the Syrian authorities had announced that he had thwarted an ISIL bombing near Sayeda Zeinab -Schrein, an important pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims south of Damascus.