U.S.-backed terrorist group PKK/YPG, which runs a jail in northeastern Syria for Daesh members, says they oppose handing the facility over to the new rulers of Syria. They cite possible attacks by Daesh and claim monitoring its attempts to re-emerge.
The YPG/PKK has said Daesh terrorists have already attempted two attacks on prisons in a bid to break out their comrades since Bashar Assad was toppled from power on Dec. 8. At a prison in the city of Hasakah, where some 4,500 Daesh members, including many foreigners, are incarcerated, a YPG/PKK terrorist predicted that Daesh would try again.
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Source: Daily Sabah News
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