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Fighting resumes at Islamic State prison in Syria

Syria's Kurdish-led alliance had declared the prison secure yesterday.
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Syria’s Kurdish-led militia alliance prematurely declared the region’s largest prison holding Islamic State detainees secure on Wednesday following a major prison break and ensuing battle over the past week. 

Fighting continued Thursday as the Syrian Democratic Forces said its members discovered additional IS adherents who had not surrendered in one wing of the prison complex. 

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