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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on police camp in Syria’s Raqqa

By Thomson Reuters Jun 16, 2026 | 10:44 AM

CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) – The Islamic State claimed ​responsibility on ‌Tuesday for an attack on a Syrian interior ministry ‌camp ​in ⁠the city of ⁠Raqqa that killed one member of the security ​personnel a day earlier.

Syria’s Interior ⁠Ministry ⁠said on Monday ​that one of ​its security personnel had ‌been killed as its forces thwarted an ⁠attack by two Islamic State militants on ⁠a ‌command headquarters ⁠of the ​country’s ‌internal security forces ​in ⁠Raqqa.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al GebalyEditing by Gareth ​Jones)