Islamic State Claims Responsibility for First Attack Against New Syrian Regime

The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility yesterday, Thursday (May 29, 2025), for the first time for an attack against forces of the new de facto authorities in post-Bashar al-Assad Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the SITE Intelligence Group. The SITE Intelligence Group, a center specializing in monitoring extremist Islamist activities online, stated that this marks the first attack where IS has taken responsibility against the new Syrian government forces. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based NGO with extensive sources inside Syria, one person was killed and three soldiers were injured when a patrol vehicle hit a remotely detonated mine on Wednesday (May 28, 2025).