Kurdish-led forces report clashes with Syrian army at prison holding IS inmates
Syrian Democratic Forces warns of serious security repercussions that could open door to ‘chaos and terrorism’The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said it is fighting Syrian government forces near a prison holding Islamic State group detainees on the outskirts of Raqqa, in what it...
<p>Syrian Democratic Forces warns of serious security repercussions that could open door to ‘chaos and terrorism’</p><p>The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said it is fighting Syrian government forces near a prison holding Islamic State group detainees on the outskirts of Raqqa, in what it described as an “extremely dangerous development”.</p><p>The announcement came less than 24 hours after the Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said it had agreed a ceasefire with the SDF and would move to dismantle the group’s decade-long control of the country’s north-east.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/kurdish-led-forces-clashes-syrian-army-prison-holding-is-inmates">Continue reading...</a>
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