Islamic State attempts prison break in Syria's Hasakah, SDF says - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Jan 20, 2022

Men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on Oct. 26, 2019. — Men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah on Oct. 26, 2019. — FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images

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