{"id":16112,"date":"2026-02-22T13:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/islamic-state-claims-two-attacks-on-syrian-army-announces-new-phase-of-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:07:30","slug":"islamic-state-claims-two-attacks-on-syrian-army-announces-new-phase-of-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/islamic-state-claims-two-attacks-on-syrian-army-announces-new-phase-of-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army, announces ‘new phase’ of operations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday (Feb 21) for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership.<\/p>\n

The militant group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian regime” in the city of Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province using a pistol, and attacked two other personnel with machine guns in the northern city of Raqqa.<\/p>\n

Syria’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that a Syrian army soldier and a civilian were killed on Saturday by “unknown assailants.” A military source told Reuters the soldier belonged to the army’s 42nd Division.<\/p>\n

The attacks come amid a sharp escalation by IS against Syria’s leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al Qaeda leader who broke with the group in 2016 before leading a coalition of Islamist factions that overthrew President Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n

On Saturday evening, IS released a recorded statement by its spokesperson, Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, who said Syria had “moved from Iranian occupation to Turkish-American occupation.”<\/p>\n

The group said it had begun a “new phase of operations” in Syria, describing Sharaa as a “watchdog” of the global coalition and vowing that his fate would be no different from that of Assad.<\/p>\n

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Sharaa signed Syria’s accession to the global coalition to defeat IS during a visit to the US last November, when he met President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The latest incidents come two days after IS claimed responsibility for another attack in Deir al-Zor that killed a member of the Interior Ministry’s internal security forces and wounded another.<\/p>\n

Several social media accounts and Telegram channels supporting IS have in recent hours called for intensified attacks using motorcycles and firearms.<\/p>\n

IS has carried out six attacks against Syrian government targets since the fall of Assad.<\/p>\n

A report by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism released last week said Sharaa and two senior cabinet ministers had been targeted in five foiled assassination attempts by IS.<\/p>\n

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Islamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army, announces ‘new phase’ of operations<\/div>\n

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Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday (Feb 21) for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership. The militant group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the…<\/p>\n

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