Attacks, Escapes and Withdrawals: A timeline of events at al-Hol camp on January 20

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Key Takeaways: Foreigners’ Annex breached during government assault on al-Hol; unknown number of fugutives Attack began with revolt of local al-Hol residents, but assaulting force from southwest included well-prepared men driving…

Sleeper Cell Report November 2025 – ISIS attacks continue in North and East Syria as Damascus joins Global Coalition

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Key points: 21 attacks by sleeper cells injure three and kill four in North and East Syria Six raids lead to 15 arrests, including arrest of ISIS emir Syria joins the International Coalition against ISIS   In-depth This…

Sleeper Cell Report October 2025 – ISIS attacks down this month; repatriations to Iraq continue

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Key points: 20 attacks leave five military personnel dead and 12 wounded Attacks down on last month after rising for four consecutive months 840 Iraqis repatriated from al-Hol camp alongside 12 South Africans and 55 Syrians who…

Sleeper Cell Report September 2025 – Number of ISIS attacks in NES rises for fourth month in a row

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Key Points: 29 sleeper cell attacks killed 15 military personnel and 3 civilians, injuring a further 14 military personnel and 2 civilians 66% of attacks concentrated in Deir ez-Zor canton 54 arrests of suspected ISIS members …

Sleeper Cell Report August 2025 – ISIS persists in targeting security forces

Key Points: 22 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, three up from July Two civilians killed; 12 military personnel killed, ten injured Eight counter-ISIS raids conducted, 76 arrests Two women and five children repatriated from NES camps   In…

از ادلب تا دمشق – تحول هیئت تحریر الشام (HTS) به دولت موقت سوریه (SCG)

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در ۶ دسامبر ۲۰۲۴، در اوج یک تهاجم خیره‌کننده و پیروزمند که سقوط دمشق و فروپاشی حکومت اسد تقریباً قطعی به نظر می‌رسید، رهبر هیئت تحریر…

Sleeper Cell Report July 2025 – Attempts at destabilizing the region continue as ISIS attacks civilians

Key Points: 18 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, three up from June Four civilians killed and two injured, and six military personnel killed and eight injured in ISIS attacks 14 raids were conducted, 70 arrested 879 Iraqis have been…

De Idlib A Damasco: La Evolución Del HTS Hacia El Gobierno Provisional Sirio

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El 6 de diciembre de 2024, en medio de una ofensiva de éxito fulminante, con la caída de Damasco y del gobierno de Assad casi garantizada, el líder de Hayat Tahrir al-Sham se volvió a presentar al mundo. Entrevistado por Jomana Karadsheh,…

Sleeper Cell Report June 2025 – Iraqi nationals slowly empty out of al-Hol camp

Key Points: 15 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down 17 from May Four civilians and three military personnel killed, one injured in ISIS attacks 944 Iraqis have been repatriated out of al-Hol camp 25 killed and 63 wounded in attack…

Sleeper Cell Report May 2025 – ISIS sleeper cell attacks on steady rise throughout 2025

Key Points: 31 confirmed sleeper cell attacks; up from 22 in April Five military personnel killed, 13 others injured in ISIS attacks 40 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 16 last month Germany repatriated a woman and her…