US EditionSyrian Forces Hunt for ISIS Fugitives After Prison Break. Here’s What to Know
Syrian special forces recaptured at least 81 escapees amid disputed numbers between government and Kurdish sources, highlighting risks from regional instability and security vacuums.
- The Interior Ministry said around 120 detainees escaped a prison in Al-Shaddadi, sharply disputing Kurdish outlet Rudaw's claim of 1,500 escapees.
- The Syrian army's advance created a chaotic security vacuum combined with Syrian Democratic Forces withdrawals, and a Sunday deal to transfer prisons in northeast Syria did not proceed smoothly amid clashes.
- The SDF controls more than a dozen prisons in northeastern Syria holding some 9,000 Islamic State members, while Syrian special forces recaptured 81 escapees during follow-up operations.
- The developments revived fears of an ISIS resurgence, with analysts warning prisons could become flashpoints, and Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator, vowed to push sanctions if Syria continues offensives.
- Earlier this month, clashes and a government offensive seized Deir el-Zour and Raqqa provinces, while the Syrian military said SDF guards abandoned camps and the SDF confirmed withdrawals from al-Hol, blaming `international indifference`.
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There is fighting again in Syria, and this time jihadists who fought for the Islamic State or Al-Qaeda in Syria are being released from prison. Thousands of them are foreigners originally from Europe. Until now, they have been held captive by the Kurds. There are around 12,000 terrorists who fought for IS in their prisons in northern Syria. Another around 40,000 of their family members, mainly women and children, are in the Al-Hul detention camp…
Kurds blame peace talk breakdown for ISIS prisoner escape
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led coalition once backed by the United States, has blamed a reported prison break on the breakdown in peace talks with Syria’s transitional government for a reported prison break involving ISIS fighters. At least 120 ISIS prisoners escaped prisons in SDF territory on Monday. Just over 80 prisoners were recaptured, but the incident forced the SDF to withdraw amid intensified fighting with government forces…
The Syrian military has launched an attack on Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria. This has led to the abandonment of several camps for IS prisoners. Over 100 IS fighters have escaped and thousands of IS relatives in the al-Hol camp have reportedly been left unguarded.
Syrian forces hunt for ISIS fugitives after prison break. Here’s what to know
Syrian forces are hunting ISIS fugitives after dozens escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria, the interior ministry said, as the government moves to take territory from Kurdish fighters.
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Syrian military accuses Kurdish forces of allowing IS-linked detainees to escape from al-Hol camp
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian military said that allowed the detainees to escape. The al-Hol camp houses mainly women and children who are family members of IS members or accused of being otherwise affiliated with the group. Thousands of accused IS militants are separately housed in …
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