Sudan’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) on Monday raided ISIS militants' hideout killing four and arresting four others from different nationalities in Khartoum.
Sudanese authorities have recently intensified security operations to dismantle terrorist cells in the capital, Khartoum.
"Joint security forces raided two sites in the Jabra neighbourhood after fresh intelligence about ISIS hideouts," said the GIS in a statement released on Monday.
4 ISIS militants killed in anti-terrorist raid: Sudan’s GIS https://t.co/66n333Rxe5 #SudanTribune #Sudan
— Eye on The Horn (@eyeonSudan) October 5, 2021
The statement said that the operation resulted in "the killing of four elements of the terrorist cell and the arrest of four others, two in each site."
The militants killed a security member and injured three others.
The foreign ISIS elements opened fire on the security forces using a variety of weapons, including AK-47s, machine guns, and hand grenades, according to the GIS.
In another raid in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city on Sunday, the security forces arrested eight foreign elements.
The Sudanese authorities did not explain the sudden significant presence of the terrorist cells in the capital.
On 28 September, the GIS raided three sites in Khartoum. Five security officers were killed and arrested 11 ISIS militants.
Sudan: A security member was killed and 6 militants arrested in a raid on the headquarters of an ISIS cell in Khartoum https://t.co/OotJXs08X4 via @AlArabiya_Brk
— Liveuamap MiddleEast (@lummideast) October 4, 2021
The authorities said some of them are Egyptians and Nigerians without further details.
During the civil war in Libya, terrorist elements crossed to the neighbouring country via Khartoum.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
