Syria foils suspected Daesh plot as landmine blast kills soldier

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said on Saturday they had foiled a suspected Daesh plot to attack a police patrol near Damascus, while a soldier was killed and another seriously wounded during mine-clearance operations in eastern Syria, highlighting the security challenges facing the country in the post-Assad era. The General Intelligence Department, working with Internal Security Forces, arrested two suspects allegedly affiliated with the extremist group and seized an explosive device prepared f