The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested five ISIS terrorists in a raid in Tal al-Saman, north of Raqqa, on Saturday, the group's official media confirmed.
Three of the terrorists arrested were involved in "planning and carrying out terrorist attacks against SDF military points," as well as institutions belonging to the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES).
The Kurdish-led US-backed DAANES autonomously governs parts of northeastern Syria, and the SDF is its military wing, playing a key role in the US-led coalition against ISIS.
Notably, at the time of writing, Damascus is not part of the US-led coalition against ISIS, but reports earlier this week indicated that US special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack is aiming to bring Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa into the fold.
The US-led coalition aided the SDF with air cover and intelligence during the raid, the Kurdish group confirmed, expressing their "deep gratitude" for coalition support in combating Islamist terrorism in northeast Syria.
"Any terrorist cell that attempts to undermine civilian security or destabilize our regions will be a direct target for our forces. We will not allow the return of terrorism or chaos. Those who consider engaging in criminal activities should know they have no safe haven in North and East Syria," SDF warned.
The SDF marked its 10-year anniversary on October 12 and has been active in fighting ISIS since.
On October 21, the military group arrested ISIS terrorist Ahmed Abdel Qader al-Moussa in Taqba, Raqqa Governorate. Moussa was responsible for smuggling and distributing weapons to ISIS cells, and monitoring SDF movements, the group confirmed. During his arrest, SDF also seized "a quantity of weapons and hand grenades from the detainee."
On October 1, SDF "thwarted a terrorist plot" in al-Takihi, east of Deir Ezzor, arresting three ISIS terrorists, seizing weapons and documentation which linked the detainees to the terror group, including involvement in planning attacks on civilians.
The group has also carried out other counterterrorism operations across the region in recent weeks.
ISIS remains able to carry out lethal terror attacks in region
Despite successful counterterrorism operations conducted by the International Coalition and SDF, ISIS terrorists belonging to the so-called Wilayat al-Sham maintain the ability to carry out lethal attacks in northeast Syria.
While not all of ISIS's claimed attacks are corroborated by independent sources, the SDF has confirmed several recent terror attacks that have caused casualties to the Kurdish military group.
One such attack occurred on October 5, when ISIS planted a landmine which exploded next to an SDF vehicle in Muheimida, west of Deir Ezzor, injuring at least one SDF soldier.
Two days earlier, an "unidentified group" attacked an SDF military vehicle near al-Mu'ayzilah, north of Raqqa, wounding at least two SDF soldiers.
In another incident on September 26, ISIS terrorists killed five SDF soldiers, wounding one near Deir Ezzor. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on their social media channels on September 27.
Seth J. Frantzman, Amichai Stein, and Reuters contributed to this report.