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…

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

Key Points: 19 sleeper cell attacks, up from 7 in February Two military personnel killed, two others injured in ISIS attacks 19 suspected ISIS members arrested, up from 14 last month Repatriations from Austria and Iraq occur, while…

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 25 suspected ISIS members arrested, up 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…

Sleeper Cell Report January 2025 – abrupt US funding cut to al-Hol camp sparks alarm

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Key Points: 11 confirmed sleeper cell attacks, down from 18 in December 6 military personnel killed, 5 injured in ISIS attacks 17 suspected ISIS members arrested in SDF/Asayish raids; significantly down from last month’s 101 …

November Sleeper Cell Report – SDF Security Operation in al-Hol Camp

SDF's "Operation Enduring Security", al-Hol camp [RIC] Key points 24 sleeper cell attacks in November, 1 down from October 4 military personnel killed and 15 injured, 4 civilians killed and 7 injured in ISIS sleeper cell attacks …