Around 1,500 Islamic State members escaped from Syria’s Shaddadi prison on Monday, the Kurdish website Rudaw reported, quoting a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Earlier, the Syrian army said “a number of” Islamic State (Isis) militants had escaped a prison that had been under SDF control in the eastern city of Shaddadi, accusing the SDF of releasing them.
The prison break took place a day after a sweeping deal was announced between the Syrian government and the…
Syria deal with Kurdish fighters appears to unravel as Islamic State prisoners escape
