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This file photo taken on October 26, 2019, shows men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group, gathered in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh. Credit: AFP Photo
The Islamic State group attacked a Kurdish-run jail in northeast Syria on Thursday, freeing fellow jihadists, a war monitor reported, without specifying how many escaped.
A car bomb hit the entrance of the prison and a second blast went off in the vicinity of the jail before IS jihadists attacked Kurdish security forces manning the facility, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed the attack in a statement but did not mention any prisoners fleeing.
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