2025 Al-Dashisha ambush

2025 Al-Dashisha ambush
Part of Eastern Syria insurgency and the Syrian conflict
Date 14 July 2025 Location Al-Dashisha, Al-Hasakah, Syria Result Islamic State victory
Belligerents
Islamic State	Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Units involved
Military of the Islamic State	Asayish
Casualties and losses
None	5 Asayish killed

On 14 July 2025, five members of the Asayish security forces were killed when Islamic State (IS) militants ambushed their checkpoint in Al-Dashisha, Al-Hasakah, Syria. ^[1]

Background

Main article: Eastern Syria insurgency

The Eastern Syria insurgency began after a series of campaigns in 2016 and 2017 which resulted in the loss of Islamic State territory, led by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the CJTF-OIR. Eventually resulted in the taking of the self-proclaimed Islamic State capital of Raqqa, and other areas in the Aleppo, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor Governorates. ^[2]

Attack

On 14 July 2025, Islamic State militants ambushed a checkpoint headed by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria's internal security forces (Asayish), the following confrontation left at least 5 Asayish members dead. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

References

1. "ISIS Attacks Surge in North and East Syria Amid Ongoing Security Operations – Syrian Democratic Times". 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
2. Casagrande, Genevieve (7 November 2017). "ISW Blog: Post-ISIS Insurgency Looms in Northern Syria". Institute for the Study of War.
3. "14/07/2025 - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
4. "IS*IS terror attack | Five Asayish members kil*led south of Al-Hasakah". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . 15 July 2025.