There are at least 10,000 Islamic State prisoners in several camps across northeastern Syria, according to Kurdish and U.S. officials.
There are at least 10,000 Islamic State prisoners in several camps across northeastern Syria, according to Kurdish and U.S. officials, some 2,000 of which are foreign fighters, the rest Iraqi and Syrian.
As Turkish jets bombard the area, many of the personnel responsible for containing those prisoners are being forced to the front to defend themselves or their families, Kurdish forces say. Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border in Ceylanpinar on October 11, 2019, on the third day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces.DUBAI — Islamic State fighters are seizing a chance to escape and regroup as U.S.
Jelal Ayaf, co-chair of Ayn Issa camp, told local media that 859 people "successfully escaped" the section of the camp holding foreign nationals. He also said that attacks were already being carried out by "sleeper cells" that had emerged from inside the camp, which holds IS prisoners, internally displaced persons , and families or affiliates of IS fighters. While some of the escaped could be recaptured, he described the situation in the camp as "very volatile.
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