Although defeated by US and allied Syrian forces in 2019, ISIS sleeper cells continue operating at a low level in eastern Syria. Since Assad’s ousting in December by a rebel offensive, they have sought to exploit the country’s fragile political transition. The National’s Nada Atallah embeds with Syrian security forces deep in the desert Al Tanf garrison as they guard the fragile border with Iraq. Read the full report: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/10/25/we-knew-isis-would-never-