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20 Islamic State Terrorist Fighters Escape from a Syrian Prison

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About 20 fighters suspected of belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group escaped from a Syrian prison during an uprising after the devastating earthquake that shook the region on Monday.

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The Independent

Twenty members of ISIS escape Syria’s ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area

Some twenty former members of ISIS have escaped a prison located in Rajo in northeastern Syria after powerful earthquakes devastated the region and neighbouring Turkey

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

20 ISIS Terrorists Escape After Earthquake Damages Syria Prison

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison Monday following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members, a source at the facility told AFP. The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border holds about 2,000 inmates, with about 1,300 of them suspected to be IS fighters, said the source. The prison also holds fighters from Kurdish-led forces. "After the earthquake …

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

20 suspected ISIS fighters escape prison in outbreak of mutiny

The Islamist members broke out of Rajo prison after earthquakes damaged their cells' gates and walls on Monday.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Irish Independent

Dangerous Islamic State fighters escape during a mutiny in earthquake-hit prison

At least 20 Islamic State prisoners have escaped from a jail in Syria as the West faces a dilemma over how to get aid into the earthquake-stricken region.

1 year ago·Ireland

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Washington Times

Earthquakes allow imprisoned ISIS fighters to escape prison in Syria

The series of earthquakes in southwestern Turkey allowed a group of 20 imprisoned ISIS fighters to mutiny and escape a prison operated by pro-Turkish militants in northern Syria.

1 year ago·United States

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Infobae

After the earthquake, at least 20 prisoners escaped from a Syrian prison where Islamic State terrorists are staying

The military police prison in the town of Rajo, near the northern border, has about 2,000 inmates, of whom 1,300 are suspected of joining the terrorist group

1 year ago·C A B A, Argentina

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