Damascus Countryside, Oct. 6 (SANA)The General Intelligence Service, in cooperation with the Internal Security Command in Damascus Countryside province, arrested Khaled Raed Birouni, who is described as the executive arm of the terrorist ISIS organization in Homs, during a security operation in Hajira town in Damascus Countryside.
The Ministry of Interior said Tuesday on its Telegram channel that security information and ongoing investigations confirmed that the detainee had served as the organization’s general military commander in Homs.
The ministry said he was responsible for planning and overseeing the implementation of several terrorist activities in the city, including the preparation and use of explosive devices and sectarian attacks. It also attributed to him responsibility for the bombing that targeted the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of Homs in December last year.
Earlier on Dec. 26 last year, a terrorist bombing targeted the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, killing eight people and injuring more than 18 others. The attack drew widespread condemnation at the Arab, regional and international levels.
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