Syria deal with Kurdish fighters appears to unravel as Islamic State prisoners escape

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Approximately 1,500 Islamic State (ISIS) members escaped from Shaddadi prison in Syria on Monday, according to a Kurdish website report. The Syrian army accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of releasing the prisoners. The prison break occurred a day after a deal between the Syrian government and the SDF was announced, but the agreement appears to be faltering. Clashes erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters around two prisons in northeast Syria housing ISIS members, resulting in casualties for the SDF. The SDF issued a call for recruits to resist what they claim is Turkish-directed ISIS resurgence.

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Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters clashed around two prisons housing members of Isis in Syria’s northeast.

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SDF issued a statement calling for “all of our youth” to “join the ranks of the resistance”.

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The prison break took place a day after a sweeping deal was announced between the Syrian government and the SDF.

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Syrian army said “a number of” Islamic State (Isis) militants had escaped a prison that had been under SDF control.

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Around 1,500 Islamic State members escaped from Syria’s Shaddadi prison on Monday.

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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 SDF but the agreement appeared to be falling apart on Monday.After new outbreaks of clashes on Monday, the SDF issued a statement calling for “all of our youth” to “join the ranks of the resistance”.“Just as our comrades in 2014 forged a historic resistance in Kobani and turned it into a graveyard for [Isis] … today we affirm with the same resolve that we will turn our cities … into a graveyard for the new [Isis]-minded people who are directed by Turkey,” it said.Earlier in the day, Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters clashed around two prisons housing members of Isis in Syria’s northeast. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said several of its fighters have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded.

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