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More than 70 dead in fighting after Syria jail attack


Saturday, 22 January, 2022 , 08:36 AFP — Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, in violence that has claimed over 70 lives, a monitor said.

Prisons offer shelter and easy targets for IS jihadists


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 20:00 AFP — An attack on a Kurdish-controlled prison in Syria by the Islamic State group underscores the dangers around overcrowded, difficult to guard jails, seen as breeding grounds for jihadists fighting a struggling international coalition.

IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 17:40 AFP — The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of an IS resurgence.

IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 15:13 AFP — The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of an IS resurgence.

Nearly 40 jihadists killed in clashes after Syria prison attack: monitor


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 14:57 AFP — Nearly 40 Islamic State group fighters were killed in fierce clashes with Kurdish security forces following a jihadist attack on a prison in northeastern Syria, a war monitor said Friday.

IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 12:41 AFP — The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of a IS resurgence.

Guards killed, IS prisoners freed in major Syria attack


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 11:51 AFP — Kurdish forces battled jihadists in northeastern Syria's largest city Friday following a prison attack that claimed hefty death tolls on both sides and set Islamic State fighters free.

IS attack on Syria jail kills 18 Kurdish security forces: monitor


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 10:53 AFP — At least 18 Kurdish security force members have been killed in an ongoing Islamic State group attack on a Syrian prison housing thousands of suspected jihadists, a monitor said Friday.

IS attack on Syria jail killed 18 Kurdish security forces: monitor


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 10:25 AFP — At least 18 Kurdish security forces, including guards, were killed in an ongoing Islamic State group attack on a Syrian prison housing thousands of suspected jihadists, a war monitor said Friday.

Kurdish forces kill 16 IS jihadists in Syria prison clashes: monitor


Friday, 21 January, 2022 , 10:07 AFP — At least 16 Islamic State group fighters were killed in ongoing clashes sparked by a jihadist attack on a Kurdish-run prison in northeastern Syria, a war monitor said Friday.