Reports claimed that 1,500 Islamic State prisoners had escapeda prison in the town of Shaddadeh, around 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Syria’s border to Iraq, while the Syrian ministry reported the number to be about 120 detainees. This comes amid the tensions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Despite reaching a ceasefire on Monday, brief clashes erupted on Monday evening in Raqa city, with heavy bombardment reported.The SDF said government forces shelled the Al-Aqtan prison, “which holds ISIS members and leaders, in an attempt to storm it.” A defence ministry source later told AFP that clashes had halted.While Syria’s Interior Ministry said that about 120 IS militants had escaped the prison in Shaddadi, Kurdish website Rudaw reported, citing Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, that around 1,500 Islamic State detainees had escaped.Government forces and the SDF have accused each other of the prison break. While the army claimed that the SDF, which controlled the facility, deliberately released the detainees, the Kurdish-led SDF stated it lost control of the prison after government forces attacked.The Syrian army denied any attack on the jail, stating that its forces will work to secure the facility and re-arrest the escapees.Following the prison breakout, government forces imposed a curfew in Shaddadeh. The SDF oversees more than a dozen prisons in northeastern Syria, where about 9,000 IS prisoners have been held for years. Many of these detainees are believed to have committed atrocities in Syria and Iraq after IS declared a caliphate in June 2014 across large parts of both countries.On Monday (Jan 19), Syria said that President Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss Kurdish rights guarantees, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces, including a truce. Sharaa also met with Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, to discuss the agreement, which includes integrating the Kurds' administration into the state. However, AFP reported, citing a Kurdish source familiar with the talks, that the discussions were not positive.

Despite reaching a ceasefire on Monday, brief clashes erupted on Monday evening in Raqa city, with heavy bombardment reported.

Reports claimed that 1,500 Islamic State prisoners had escapeda prison in the town of Shaddadeh, around 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Syria’s border to Iraq, while the Syrian ministry reported the number to be about 120 detainees. This comes amid the tensions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Despite reaching a ceasefire on Monday, brief clashes erupted on Monday evening in Raqa city, with heavy bombardment reported. The SDF said government forces shelled the Al-Aqtan prison, “which holds ISIS members and leaders, in an attempt to storm it.” A defence ministry source later told AFP that clashes had halted. While Syria’s Interior Ministry said that about 120 IS militants had escaped the prison in Shaddadi, Kurdish website Rudaw reported, citing Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, that around 1,500 Islamic State detainees had escaped. Government forces and the SDF have accused each other of the prison break. While the army claimed that the SDF, which controlled the facility, deliberately released the detainees, the Kurdish-led SDF stated it lost control of the prison after government forces attacked. The Syrian army denied any attack on the jail, stating that its forces will work to secure the facility and re-arrest the escapees. Following the prison breakout, government forces imposed a curfew in Shaddadeh. The SDF oversees more than a dozen prisons in northeastern Syria, where about 9,000 IS prisoners have been held for years. Many of these detainees are believed to have committed atrocities in Syria and Iraq after IS declared a caliphate in June 2014 across large parts of both countries. On Monday (Jan 19), Syria said that President Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss Kurdish rights guarantees, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces, including a truce. Sharaa also met with Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, to discuss the agreement, which includes integrating the Kurds' administration into the state. However, AFP reported, citing a Kurdish source familiar with the talks, that the discussions were not positive.

Despite reaching a ceasefire on Monday, brief clashes erupted on Monday evening in Raqa city, with heavy bombardment reported.

About 1,500 Islamic State prisoners escape amid clashes between Syrian army and SDF

Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander General Mazloum Abdi announced a "comprehensive" ceasefire on Tuesday (October 7) on all fronts in north and northeastern Syria. The ministry stated that the ceasefire took effect immediately.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/despite-heavy-damage-in-india-s-operation-sindoor-pak-dg-ispr-lauds-chinese-weapon-for-exceptional-performance-1759836939752">Pak lauds Chinese weapon for exceptional performance during conflict with India</a>&nbsp;As per a Reuters report, clashes between the two sides have cast a shadow over a landmark deal signed in March between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syria's new Islamist-led government to integrate the regional force into state institutions.&nbsp;The peace deal is aimed at stitching together a nation fractured by 14 years of civil war. Both parties will try to create a way for the Kurdish-led forces that hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/does-this-nobel-winner-know-that-he-won-the-medicine-prize-he-is-off-grid-in-the-wilderness-on-a-hike-1759821850445">Does the Nobel winner know about his medicine prize while he is off-grid hiking?</a>&nbsp;This came after the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that at least three members of Syria’s internal security forces and several civilians were wounded after SDF attacks on checkpoints in the Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/from-beirut-to-gaza-ceasefire-that-legitimises-war-1759812882011">From Beirut to Gaza, ceasefire that legitimises war: Washington calls for truce, Israel continues to kill</a>&nbsp;SANA said the clashes erupted after the Syrian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that recent manoeuvres by its forces along several front lines with the Kurdish-led SDF in the northeast of the country were not new operations but part of a planned redeployment.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami rejected the claims that his group attacked the checkpoints. He said that SDF has no forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods.

The peace deal is aimed at stitching together a nation fractured by 14 years of civil war. Both parties will try to create a way for the Kurdish-led forces that hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus.

Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander General Mazloum Abdi announced a "comprehensive" ceasefire on Tuesday (October 7) on all fronts in north and northeastern Syria. The ministry stated that the ceasefire took effect immediately. Also read: Pak lauds Chinese weapon for exceptional performance during conflict with India As per a Reuters report, clashes between the two sides have cast a shadow over a landmark deal signed in March between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syria's new Islamist-led government to integrate the regional force into state institutions. The peace deal is aimed at stitching together a nation fractured by 14 years of civil war. Both parties will try to create a way for the Kurdish-led forces that hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus. Also read: Does the Nobel winner know about his medicine prize while he is off-grid hiking? This came after the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that at least three members of Syria’s internal security forces and several civilians were wounded after SDF attacks on checkpoints in the Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods. Also read: From Beirut to Gaza, ceasefire that legitimises war: Washington calls for truce, Israel continues to kill SANA said the clashes erupted after the Syrian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that recent manoeuvres by its forces along several front lines with the Kurdish-led SDF in the northeast of the country were not new operations but part of a planned redeployment. Meanwhile, the SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami rejected the claims that his group attacked the checkpoints. He said that SDF has no forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods.

The peace deal is aimed at stitching together a nation fractured by 14 years of civil war. Both parties will try to create a way for the Kurdish-led forces that hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus.

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About 1,500 Islamic State prisoners escape amid clashes between Syrian army and SDF

Syria-Kurdish force announce ‘comprehensive’ ceasefire. Here’s what it means