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SULAIMANI — Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
said at least 175 Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been killed in ongoing clashes
between Kurdish forces and members of the militant group in the vicinity of
al-Sinaa prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Rojava Information Center (RIC)
reported.
The SDF told RIC 17 of their forces
have been killed battling ISIS militants after sleeper cells staged a break-out
attempt from the prison, which houses thousands of Islamic State members in a
converted school in the Ghweiran neighborhood of Hasaka.
Twenty-three SDF members have been
injured in the clashes, according to RIC, which also stated 110 ISIS members
have been captured.
The SDF Coordination and Military Ops
Center said on Saturday their forces seized a vehicle with weapons, ammunition
and explosive belts.
Internal Security Forces (ISF) were
sending messages via loudspeakers to militants who had barricaded themselves in
buildings, telling them to surrender, Hawar News Agency said. The SDF-linked
news agency said clashes were ongoing since Saturday night in the southern area
of Hasaka
The head of
the SDF media center, Farhad Shami, said on Saturday afternoon Kurdish forces
were "tightening the security perimeter imposed on the northern section of
al-Sinaa prison.”
Shami said on Saturday pro-ISIS media
published a video which purported to show a number of people who had been
abducted. Shami confirmed the men in the video were kitchen staff from the
prison and said the SDF had lost contact with them during the first attack on
al-Sinaa.
Sayel al-Zaoba, an official in the city
of Shadadi’s military council, denied reports of a riot at a prison holding
ISIS militants in the city, according to North Press Agency.
Zaoba said there was a firm security cordon
around al-Kum prison in Shadadi.
The Special Operations Joint Task Force
– Levant said on Sunday the coalition was assisting the SDF in their fight
against ISIS.
The SOJTF-Levant said they were "committed
to assisting and enabling” the SDF in the "continued efforts to protect the
people” of Northeast Syria.
(NRT Digital Media)