Update December 4 – Northern Syria Offensive

Highlights - As displaced families continue to pour in to NES, the DAANES estimates that numbers of IDPs will soon reach 120,000. - Critical shortages of essential supplies, food, water, medicines and accommodation for IDPs. - SNA commits…

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

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A coalition convoy 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…

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…

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…

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…

Sleeper Cell Report April 2025 – Two security campaigns launched in NES camps

Key Points: 22 confirmed sleeper cell attacks; up from 15 in March Nine military personnel killed, seven others injured in ISIS attacks 16 suspected ISIS members arrested, down from 17 last month Two security campaigns launched…

Sleeper Cell Report March 2025 – ISIS military emir arrested in NES, while deputy caliph killed in Iraq

Key Points: 15 confirmed sleeper cell attacks; up from 7 in February Two military personnel killed, two others injured in ISIS attacks 17 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 14 last month Repatriations from Austria and Iraq…

Sleeper Cell Report February 2025 – ISIS attacks down in NES; US targets al-Qaeda’s Syria branch in Idlib

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al-Roj Camp Key Points: 7 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down from 11 in January One military personnel killed, four injured in ISIS attacks 14 suspected ISIS members arrested, down from 17 last month Three Iraqi repatriation…

Annual Sleeper Cell Report 2024

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RIC’s annual North and East Syria ISIS sleeper cell report for 2024 breaks down the key events and statistics from the last year. Recorded attacks from ISIS sleeper cells rose 37.5% from 189 in 2023 to 260 in 2024 – which is still…