ISIS militants killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters in a machine-gun attack on Tuesday in al-Bahra town, eastern Deir ez-Zor province, Rudaw reported. The Kurdish-led force reported that the assailants fled on motorcycles after clashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SDF called this attack part of ISIS\u2019s \u201cbroader escalation\u201d in northern and eastern Syria, exploiting ongoing instability. The US-backed group vowed to dismantle terrorist cells to restore regional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ISIS has intensified operations since early 2025, with over 50 attacks documented in SDF-held areas by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The resurgence follows Syria\u2019s political turmoil after Bashar al-Assad\u2019s ouster in December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi has repeatedly warned of ISIS\u2019s growing threat, particularly in detention camps. The group remains active despite losing territorial control in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident highlights persistent security challenges in Syria\u2019s northeast, where the SDF serves as the primary anti-ISIS partner for the US-led coalition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISIS militants killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters in a machine-gun attack on Tuesday in al-Bahra town, eastern Deir ez-Zor province, Rudaw reported. The Kurdish-led force reported that the assailants fled on motorcycles after clashes. The SDF called this attack part of ISIS\u2019s \u201cbroader escalation\u201d in northern and eastern Syria, exploiting ongoing instability. The …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":124111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[14202],"class_list":["post-124110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria","tag-isis-killing-sdf-fighters"],"yoast_head":"\n