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Coalition sends aerial surveillance to help quell ISIS prison break in Syria

"There has been an attempt prison break by ISIS in Hassakeh, the prisoners were able to remove the internal doors of the prison.The situation is tense inside the prison currently and we have sent anti-terror forces and additional troops to the prison to control the situation."

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

The end of an era: 60,000 strong US-trained SDF partner force crumbles in a week under heavy Turkish assault

The U.S.-trained force has been abandoned by its American partners and is under sustained assault by Turkish forces and their ragtag crew of proxy fighters — some who have reportedly fought under ISIS and al-Qaida banners.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US-backed Kurdish forces foil Islamic State prison break

Islamic State militants attempted to break out of a detention facility in northeastern Syria but U.S.-backed Syrian fighters “successfully” restored calm, activists and the U.S-led coalition said Saturday.

4 years ago

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