Syria: over 90 dead in 3 days in clashes between Isis and Kurds

(ANSA) - HASSAKÉ, 22 JAN - The fighting between the militants of the Islamic State and the Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria continued today, for the third consecutive day, following a serious jihadist attack that caused almost 90 deaths.

    "At least 28 members of the Kurdish security forces, five civilians and 56 ISIS fighters have been killed" since the start of the attack on Ghwayran prison, said Rami AbdelRahmane, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (Osdh).

    At the forefront of the fight against Isis, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), overwhelmingly formed by Kurdish fighters and supported by the international anti-jihadist coalition, defeated the jihadist group in Syria in 2019, driving it out of the last stronghold of Baghouz in the province of Deir. Ezzor.

    Despite the defeat, Isis is carrying out fatal attacks, particularly in the vast Syrian desert, which extends from the central province of Homs to that of Deir Ezzor, on the border with Iraq. On the night between Thursday and Friday, Isisha launched an assault on the prison in the city of Hassaké, which is home to some 3,500 suspected ISIS members, including group leaders, Osdh said. Dozens of sonic inmates escaped following this attack.

    According to a statement released today by the SDF that seized explosive belts, weapons and ammunition, there was "heavy fighting" in the areas north of the Ghwayran prison, where more than 20 ISIS fighters were killed.

(HANDLE).