The prison attack marks ISIS' biggest operation in Syria since its defeat in 2019.
— Heavy fighting continued on Saturday for a third day in a battle to stop ISIS' biggest operation in Syria since its defeat in 2019: a prison break attempt in the city of Al-Hasakah.late Thursday, trying to free nearly 3,500 ISIS detainees held by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces — SDF — in northeastern Syria. According to an SDF official, the attack was well-coordinated between ISIS attackers and detainees inside the jail, which is also known as al-Sina'a prison.
In a video published by ISIS' media mouthpiece Amaq, ISIS gunmen, appearing to number more than three dozen, are seen penetrating the prison walls. They also appear to be executing prison guards while chanting"Allahu Akbar."The attack, with loud explosions, created panic among locals and chaos in the city. Hundreds of families fled the areas around the prison where ISIS fighters controlled. Five civilians have died in the fighting, according to SDF.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Friday that the U.S. conducted airstrikes to support the SDF, The Associated Press reports. U.S. forces were also seen in Bradley fighting vehicles about 300 meters from the fighting location.
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