Syria, coalition forces chase Daesh 'sleeper cells' after attack

Syrian forces and a US-led coalition launched an operation against Daesh group sleeper cells, a Syrian interior ministry official said, a day after a deadly attack on US troops in the country.

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Two US troops and a civilian interpreter were killed in what the Syrian government described as a “terrorist attack” on Saturday, while Washington said it had been carried out by a Daesh militant who was subsequently killed.

The ministry official, who requested anonymity, told AFP that a “security campaign” across the Syrian desert was tracking “Daesh sleeper cells, in cooperation with the US-led international coalition.”