ISIS’s Reaction to Corona Virus
Further west, on April 9, ISIS gunmen attacked and seized the town of al-Sukhna in the desert of central Homs province. Russian aircraft were scrambled in response, launching a series of air raids against the positions of the jihadis. Extended clashes followed between the ISIS men and Assad regime forces. The latter were accompanied by fighters from a pro-regime Palestinian militia called the Al-Quds Brigade.