Islamic State claims over 125 people killed in Syrian operations in 2 months

The Islamic State announced the largest number of operations it has so far carried out in the span of two months in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which is under the control of Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.
People take part in a funeral in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province.
People take part in a funeral in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on Feb. 2, 2022, for Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters killed in clashes during a jailbreak attempt by Islamic State fighters at the Ghwayran prison in the province. - AFP via Getty Images
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ALEPPO, Syria — In the weekly issue of the Islamic State's (IS) al-Nabaa newspaper on Oct. 7, IS announced that its cells carried out 59 military operations in the span of 68 days, from Aug. 1 through Oct. 5.

The operations caused the death of 103 members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 19 soldiers of the Syrian government forces, according to al-Nabaa.

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