{"id":9205,"date":"2026-01-19T21:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9205"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:23:47","slug":"isil-fighters-flee-jail-as-syrian-army-clashes-with-kurdish-led-sdf-syrias-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9205","title":{"rendered":"ISIL fighters flee jail as Syrian army clashes with Kurdish-led SDF | Syria&#8217;s War News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Syrian army tells Al Jazeera Arabic it is now in complete control of city of al-Shaddadi in northeast Syria.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 19 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">19 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Syrian army has announced a curfew in the city of al-Shaddadi in the country\u2019s northeast after the escape of ISIL (ISIS) fighters from the city\u2019s prison amid clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to the state news agency, SANA.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian army told Al Jazeera Arabic on Monday that it was now in complete control of the city and the prison housing suspected ISIL detainees as its troops searched al-Shaddadi and its surrounding areas for the escaped fighters.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The Syrian Operations Authority also told SANA that control of the al-Aqtan prison and security facilities in the city northeast of Raqqa would be assumed by the Ministry of Interior following the operation, and claimed that the SDF had deliberately released ISIL members.<\/p>\n<p>The army did not say how many fighters had been released from the prison.<\/p>\n<p>The SDF said in a statement that it had lost control of the prison after an attack by the army, a claim that the military has denied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Kurdish-led force also said nine of its members were killed and 20 others wounded in fighting around al-Aqtan.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that the United States-led coalition against ISIL had not intervened despite repeated calls to a nearby coalition base.<\/p>\n<p>The curfew comes a day after the Syrian government announced that the SDF had agreed to withdraw from parts of Syria during a ceasefire deal, in the most significant change in favour of President Ahmed al-Sharaa after the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The SDF agreed on Sunday to withdraw from both Raqqa and Deir Az Zor, the location of Syria\u2019s main oil fields and two Arab-majority provinces they had controlled for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">SDF chief commander Mazloum Abdi (also known as Mazloum Kobani) was set to be in Damascus on Monday to discuss the ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n<p>The province of Hasakah, where al-Shaddadi is located, largely remains under SDF control, with its central prisons also holding detainees accused of being linked to ISIL, and a camp holding thousands of ISIL-linked prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">ISIL was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, but the group\u2019s sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks in both countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian army tells Al Jazeera Arabic it is now in complete control of city of al-Shaddadi in northeast Syria. 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