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Syria says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison; Kurdish website said 1,500 escaped

Al Monitor 2026/01/20 05:49

CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Syria's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that about 120 Islamic State detainees escaped from Shaddadi prison, after the Kurdish website Rudaw reported that a spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shami, said around 1,500 Islamic State members had escaped.

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