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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe force’s announcement described an ambush in Tartous’s eastern countryside.
Yazan Abbas died during a security operation in Tartous province, where Syria’s Internal Security Forces said they had staged an ambush against an armed cell.
The force’s announcement placed the incident in Tartous’s eastern countryside. SANA reported that the Internal Security Forces posted the statement on Telegram.
A security source said the General Intelligence Directorate worked with the Internal Security Forces. Officials linked the cell to attacks and assassinations, but those claims remain unverified.
The Internal Security Forces said five others were wounded; a monitor counted 52 ISIS attacks on government forces in the first half of 2026, up from 16 in 2025.
Alikhbaria TV said smoke grenades near Taranja preceded a farmland fire; the report gave no estimate of the damage.
