Islamic State attempts prison break in Syria's Hasakah, SDF says
A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Islamic State militants set off a car bomb and clashed with security forces.
![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2022-01/GettyImages-1178787076.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=CerlwQlW)
Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria on Thursday said they thwarted a prison break at a detention center holding Islamic State (IS) militants.
A spokesperson for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said a car bomb was set off near Geweran prison in Hasakah province.