Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding IS Fighters Amid Handover
Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding IS Fighters Amid Handover
Tensions flare in northeast Syria as Kurdish-led forces hand over detention facilities for IS fighters to the government, sparking clashes and inmate escapes in Shaddadi.
In northeast Syria, clashes erupted around detention facilities holding Islamic State fighters as Kurdish-led forces began transferring control to the Syrian government. Dozens of inmates reportedly escaped from a jail in Shaddadi amid fighting between the Syrian Democratic Forces and government-aligned fighters, spurring a broader security scramble in the area. Footage circulated by the SDF showed masked individuals assisting escapes, while the group claimed the attackers overran the facility. The Syrian army acknowledged the escape but said it arrived to secure the al-Aqtan prison, denying it had launched the assault and blaming the SDF for the chaos. A curfew was imposed in Shaddadi as authorities tried to regain control and search for fighters believed to have fled into the city.
