Damascus, Aug. 18 (SANA)Syria’s Interior Ministry said Tuesday that Internal Security Forces and the General Intelligence Service, in cooperation with international partners, arrested a senior ISIS military leader in the Manbij countryside of Aleppo.

The ministry identified him as Hamza Abdullah Mohammed, known as “Abu Jihad al-Muhajir,” describing him as a prominent military leader in the terrorist organization.

The ministry said Mohammed served as military commander of ISIS’s so-called “Sham Province” and previously as deputy general military commander under the alias “Al-Harithi.” He had also headed its so-called “Idlib Province” under the same alias.

The ministry said the operation was part of efforts to pursueISIScells and leaders, dismantle its networks and prevent attempts to reorganize and threaten citizens’ security and the country’s stability.F.J./MF