Tartous , Jan. 2 (SANA) The Internal Security Directorate in Safita, in Tartous countryside, carried out a joint operation with the local Counterterrorism Branch that led to the arrest of Shujaa Ibrahim, identified as the leader of a faction belonging to the “al-Taramih” militia. The group was linked to Division 25, formerly commanded by the criminal Suhail al-Hassan during the rule of the deposed regime.
Preliminary findings showed that Ibrahim had held a senior position within the militia in the town of Khattab, in Hama province. He allegedly used his role to organize and coordinate criminal activities carried out against local residents, the Ministry of Interior stated on Friday.
The ministry added that the arrested has been transferred to the Counterterrorism Directorate to complete legal procedures and necessary investigations, ahead of referral to the competent judiciary.
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