The Syrian government has taken control of several prison camps holding IS suspects in the north-east of the country. The takeover took place after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which previously controlled the facilities, signed a ceasefire agreement last Sunday with the government after tensions boiled over into conflict earlier this month. Hundreds of prisoners reportedly fled the prison camps in the midst of the fighting. Damascus claims to have recaptured most of the escaped prisoners, but the instability has reignited fears over the resurgence of IS in the region Concern over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge
The 'ticking-bomb' Syrian prisons filled with IS suspects
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The Syrian government has taken control of several prison camps holding IS suspects in the north-east of the country. The takeover took place after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which previously controlled the facilities, signed a ceasefire agreement last Sunday with the government after tensions boiled over into conflict earlier this month. Hundreds of prisoners reportedly fled the prison camps in the midst of the fighting. Damascus claims to have recaptured most of the escaped prisoners, but the instability has reignited fears over the resurgence of IS in the region Concern over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge
