How attack on Kurdish-run prison in northeast Syria will affect Islamic State
The Islamic State launched a massive attack on a Kurdish-run prison in Hasakah in northeastern Syria with the aim of releasing about 5,000 inmates.
The Islamic State (IS) launched an attack against Al-Sinaa prison in northeast Syria on the night of Jan 20-21. The prison, located in Hasakah’s Ghweran neighborhood, is run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Clashes then erupted between the SDF and IS militants around the prison, before spreading to other nearby areas.
