JUST IN: US @StateDept condemns #ISIS attack, attempted prison break in #Hasakah, NE #Syria
"Attacking the detention facility was a top ISIS priority for more than a year" per @StateDeptSpox Ned Price, praising #SDF for limiting "the severity of this one [attack]"
"Attacking the detention facility was a top ISIS priority for more than a year" per @StateDeptSpox Ned Price, praising #SDF for limiting "the severity of this one [attack]"
https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1484680299363635200
UPDATE: Pro-#SDF @RojavaIC, citing SDF officials, says #ISIS attack on al-Sina'a prison in #Hasakah killed 22 SDF soldiers & wounded 17
45 ISIS members killed, including 22 on Saturday
5 civilians & 1 journalist have also been killed
110 ISIS prisoners were recaptured
45 ISIS members killed, including 22 on Saturday
5 civilians & 1 journalist have also been killed
110 ISIS prisoners were recaptured
MORE: @RojavaIC also reporting fighting continues at the al-Sina'a prison in #Hasakah, w/ #SDF getting help from US Apache attack copters.
Observers say Bradley Fighting vehicles also spotted in the area
On Friday, @DeptofDefense confirmed it was launching airstrikes vs ISIS
Observers say Bradley Fighting vehicles also spotted in the area
On Friday, @DeptofDefense confirmed it was launching airstrikes vs ISIS
There are also reports of additional attacks on #SDF checkpoints in #DeirEzzor, #Qamishli
The last time #ISIS tried a prison break, in November, it was followed by a series of attacks on SDF positions across NE Syria
The last time #ISIS tried a prison break, in November, it was followed by a series of attacks on SDF positions across NE Syria
https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1484282753160028160?s=20
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