Iraq Warns of Resurgent Daesh Threats in Syria
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has warned about the escalating activities of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s government late last year.
He gave the warning during the fifth high-level meeting of the Iraq-Turkey security mechanism held in the southwestern Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday.
Hussein warned of “the escalation of Daesh activities in Syria, calling for the formation of a five-member operations room comprising Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria in order to confront the menace.”
The security situation in Syria remains tenuous after militant factions, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), toppled Assad’s government on December 8, 2024.
Iraqi al-Maalomeh news agency, citing informed sources speaking on condition of anonymity, reported earlier this year that Daesh terrorists are active in about a dozen regions in Syria.
The sources continued that approximately half of the weapons used by Daesh terrorists are made in the US, suggesting that the extremists are secretly being armed.
They also asserted that Daesh terrorists are moving freely in large swathes of Syria, and American occupation forces are not taking any action to target them.
