France 24: Dozens killed as fighting rages after IS prison attack in eastern Syria
Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, with the violence killing nearly 90 people, a monitor said.
The assault on Ghwayran prison in the northeastern city of Hasakeh is one of IS's most significant since its "caliphate" was declared defeated in Syria nearly three years ago.
"At least 28 members of the Kurdish security forces, five civilians and 56 members of IS have been killed" in the violence, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Syria prison attack kills more than 100, clashes ongoing -- Al Jazeera
Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break -- Reuters
U.S.-Backed Forces Struggle to Contain Islamic State in Battle Over Syrian Prison -- WSJ
Heavy fighting continues for 3rd day to stop ISIS prison break attempt in Syria -- CBS
US-backed Forces Continue Battling Islamic State Over Syrian Prison -- VOA
Deadly ISIS prison break attempt fuels fears of the group's resurgence -- CNN
3 comments:
They have a potent ideology. Flawed, but potent!
Prison isn’t a long term solution for ISIS. Execution is the only way.
Yes and no. It's one of those things that if you have it execution is most likely the best answer, but you run the risk of martyrdom advancing the cause.
The best approach is to make it unappealing and backwater, although that also means blood and treasure.
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