Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria on Thursday said they thwarted a prison break at a detention center holding Islamic State (IS) militants.
A spokesperson for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said a car bomb was set off near Geweran prison in Hasakah province.
The “insurgence coincided w/a car bomb explosion near the prison conducted by Daesh sleeper cells, who infiltrated from the surrounding neighborhoods” and clashed with internal security forces, tweeted SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami, using the Arabic acronym for IS.
A car bomb reportedly targeted a jail housing abt 5K ISIS inmates in Hasakah, followed by clashes & wounds betw the prisoners & security forces.
US helicopters r flying overhead. pic.twitter.com/NuupWPqrhz
— Kazhin Anwar (@AnwarKazhin) January 20, 2022
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Source: Al Monitor/Kazhin Anwar – Twitter