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ISIS remains a threat in Syria

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The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on a Syrian interior ministry camp in the city of Raqqa that killed one member of the security personnel a day earlier.

Syria's new army faces persistent militant threats © Mena Today 

Syria's new army faces persistent militant threats © Mena Today 

The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on a Syrian interior ministry camp in the city of Raqqa that killed one member of the security personnel a day earlier.

Syria's Interior Ministry said on Monday that one of its security personnel had been killed as its forces thwarted an attack by two Islamic State militants on a command headquarters of the country's internal security forces in Raqqa.

Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly

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