Daesh planned New Year's Eve attacks: Syria

Syria said on Thursday a suicide bomber who killed a security forces member in Aleppo on New Year's Eve was in the Daesh group, which planned attacks on churches and gatherings.

- 

Daesh recently increased its attacks in areas of Syria controlled by the Damascus authorities, and was blamed for an attack last month in Palmyra that killed three Americans.

The interior ministry said in a statement it had information that Daesh planned “suicide operations and attacks targeting New Year's celebrations in a number of governorates, particularly the city of Aleppo, by targeting churches and civilian gathering spots,” prompting security to be tightened.