Syrian opposition arrests Daesh’s security official in south Syria

ALEPPO, SYRIA – OCTOBER 4: Free Syrian Army (FSA) members attack Daesh terrorist in Turkmen Barih village near Cobanbey town during the “Operation Euphrates Shield” in Aleppo, Syria on October 4, 2016. The anti-Daesh operation called Euphrates Shield, which was launched on August 24, aims at improving security, supporting coalition forces, supporting Syria’s territorial integrity and eliminating the terror threat along Turkey’s border through Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters backed by Turkish armor, artillery, and jets. ( Hüseyin Nasır – Anadolu Agency )

Syrian opposition arrested the chief security official to Daesh in the southern region of Syria, Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Halki, in a deliberate security operation in the countryside of Daraa.

El-Dorar Al-Shamia’s correspondent confirmed that Al-Muhajrin and Al-Ansar and after careful monitoring processes were able to arrest Al-Halki near Ebtaa town, after series of attacks against military factions and civilians and assassinations against the revolutionary leaders.

El-Dorar’s correspondent pointed out that Al-Bes previously travelled to the IS Group’s stronghold in Raqqa and declared his allegiance to the organization and met with the leader Abu Ayyub Al-Iraqi, who assigned Al-Bes to security duties in the south of Syria.

It is worth mentioning that Al-Halki is regarded as the mastermind of the bombings targeted the Jaysh al-Ababil headquarters, which claimed the lives of a number of elements and the destruction of two tanks and artilleries. He was also the first suspect to detonate a car bomb inside Ankhel town, in which a number of civilians died.

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