Security Forces Uncover School Used to Give 'Lessons on Jihad' for Would-be Extremists

A dangerous terrorist cell was uncovered recently in the North by the General Security, reported As Safir newspaper on Saturday.

Widely informed security sources told the daily that the extremists were using a religious school as a front for jihadist dealings.

The school was being run by a terrorist called Omar al-Satem, who is currently in Syria's al-Raqa, a stronghold of the Islamic State group.

The school was used to educate teenagers on jihadist ways before sending them to al-Raqa.

Five members of the cell have been arrested, said As Safir.

The army and security forces have in recent months arrested numerous terrorists and would-be terrorists linked to extremist groups involved in the fighting in Syria.