Syria's Kurdish-led forces advance into Islamic State prison - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
Syrian Kurdish-led fighters have advanced slowly into the Hasakah prison amid reports of hostages.
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Syrian Kurdish-led fighters have advanced slowly into the Hasakah prison amid reports of hostages.
Fate of hundreds of minors held hostage by IS unclear, following a week of ferocious battles
The ongoing standoff at a Syrian prison shows that the so-called "Islamic State" still has the means to fight. However, experts say that IS doesn't pose a global threat due to lack of money, fighters and ammunition.
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said Tuesday they freed nine of their troops held hostage by Islamic State militants leading an assault on one of the largest detention facilities in northeastern Syria. After breaking into the prison late Thursday, IS militants were joined by others rioting inside the facility that houses over 3,000 inmates, including hundreds of…
Some two dozen hostages were freed and more than a thousand IS detainees surrendered after a six-day firefight that left at least 200 dead.