Sleeper Cell Report March 2026 – ISIS activity continues after February’s vow to attack new Syrian government

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Key Points: 12 attacks in former DAANES territory injure three and kill two 16 suspected ISIS members arrested in former DAANES territory 10 attacks in the rest of Syria  Iraqi prisons holding ISIS detainees hit by airstrikes   In…

Sleeper Cell Report February 2026 – ISIS vows to open ‘new phase’ of operations in Syria

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Key Points: Nine attacks kill eight and injure six Three raids lead to nine arrests Coalition completes transfer of 5700 detainees from NES to Iraq Al-Hol Camp almost empty after releases and escapes   In Depth With…

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

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Key points: 23 attacks by sleeper cells injure three and kill four military personnel 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: 30 sleeper cell attacks killed 15 military personnel and three civilians, injuring a further 14 military personnel and two 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 sleeper cell attacks, three up from July Two civilians killed; 12 military personnel killed, nine 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 sleeper cell attacks, three up from June Four civilians killed and two injured; six military personnel killed and eight injured in ISIS attacks 14 raids, 69 arrests 879 Iraqis repatriated from NES The US repatriated…

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

Key Points: 14 sleeper cell attacks, down from 32 in May Four civilians and three military personnel killed, one injured in ISIS attacks 944 Iraqis have been repatriated from al-Hol camp 25 killed and 63 wounded in attack on a…

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

Key Points: 32 sleeper cell attacks; up from 22 in April Four military personnel killed, nine injured in ISIS attacks 38 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 48 last month Germany repatriated an ISIS linked woman and her four…

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

Key Points: 22 sleeper cell attacks; up from 19 in March Eight military personnel killed, four others injured in ISIS attacks 48 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 17 last month Two security campaigns launched in al-Hol and…