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Raqqa Forces Thwart IS Suicide Attack, Officer Dies

6/15/2026

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Security forces in Raqqa stopped two Islamic State suicide attackers, killing one, forcing the other to detonate, and leaving one security officer dead and three wounded.
The assault follows Islamic State’s February declaration of a new operational phase against President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government joined the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State last year after cutting ties with the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in 2016.

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Security forces in Raqqa stopped two Islamic State suicide attackers, killing one, forcing the other to detonate, and leaving one security officer dead and three wounded.
The assault follows Islamic State’s February declaration of a new operational phase against President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government joined the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State last year after cutting ties with the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in 2016.