- Islamic State (IS) cells in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria threatened employees and workers of institutions linked to the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and warned them against carrying out work for the administration.
- Despite the military operations Kurdish forces are carrying out with international support against the group’s remnants in northeast Syria, IS cells remain active and a danger to civilians in the area, as well as Kurdish forces and employees working at the Autonomous Administration and its affiliated institutions.
- Despite losing its last territory in Syria in March 2019, IS continues to launch attacks against Syrian government forces in the Badia area (Syrian desert) and against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria.
<span>Islamic State threatens Kurdish workers in northeast Syria</span>
