Syria foiled Daesh plots on Al Sharaa's life

President plans to join US-led coalition against militant group

- Gulf News Report

Syria has foiled two separate Daesh plots to assassinate President Ahmed Al Sharaa, two senior officials were quoted as saying, adding a personal dimension to the leader's plans to join a US-led coalition to fight the militant group that he has long battled.

The sources, a senior Syrian security official and a senior Middle Eastern official, said the plots on Al Sharaa's life were foiled over the last few months and underlined the direct threat he faces as he tries to consolidate power in a country ruined by 14 years of civil war.