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Syria: Damascus Reports ISIS Plan to Target Churches on New Year's Eve – Suicide Bomber Kills Policeman

Published January 1, 2026, 15:10
Syria: Damascus Reports ISIS Plan to Target Churches on New Year's Eve – Suicide Bomber Kills Policeman

Syrian authorities have reported an organized ISIS plan to attack churches and public gathering places on New Year's Eve. A suicide bomber who killed a policeman in Aleppo was identified as a member of ISIS. According to Damascus, the Ministry of Interior had information about attacks on churches and mass gatherings in several provinces. Security forces are on high alert to prevent further attacks, as ISIS has intensified its activities in areas under government control, including a recent attack in Palmyra that resulted in the deaths of three Americans.