Islamic State’s Deadly Church Attack in Damascus Exposes Security Failures

The brutal suicide bombing at the Mar Elias church near Damascus, which claimed at least 25 innocent lives, starkly underscores the persistent danger posed by Islamic State (IS) sleeper cells inside Syria. Despite government claims of maintaining control, this attack exposes glaring intelligence and security failures within the Assad regime.According to Syria's Interior Ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba, the attackers belonged to an IS sleeper cell that had broader plans targeting Shiite shrines in the capital. Authorities announced the capture of a second terrorist en route to another high-profile site and foiled a third plot involving a motorbike attacker aimed at...