Syrian authorities dismantle assassination cell in Hama countryside, arrest 7 people

2026-07-05T19:12:01.865Z

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced, via the Al-Ikhbariya channel, that internal security forces in Hama province managed to dismantle a criminal cell specializing in assassinations in the Al-Ghab area and arrested all its seven members, with evidence proving that one of them was involved in the assassination of a resident of the Sallhab area, while the security operation continues to uncover other associates.

Syria's Al-Ikhbariya channel reported, quoting a source in the Ministry of Interior, that internal security forces in Hama province managed to dismantle a criminal cell specializing in assassinations in the Al-Ghab area in the Hama countryside.

The source explained that security forces arrested all seven members of the cell, noting that one of its members was proven to be involved in the assassination of a resident of the Sallhab area, which had previously been documented in a circulated video clip.

A source in the Ministry of Interior confirmed to Al-Ikhbariya that "the security operation in the Al-Ghab area in the Hama countryside is still ongoing to uncover individuals connected to the criminal cell that was dismantled," indicating the possibility of other extensions of the cell that have not yet been revealed.