1,000 ISIS attackers and mutineer prisoners have surrendered in Hasakah: SDF

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Media Center announced on Wednesday that 1,000 ISIS militants have surrendered to the SDF in the Sina'a prison in Al-Hasakah city since Thursday.

"In thorough security and military operations conducted over the past few days, our forces have succeeded in controlling the serious security conditions in the larger part of the al-Sina'a prison in al-Hasaka, that was caused by the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist attack on the prison and its perimeter," it said.

"Our forces managed to capture more terrorist attackers and forced other mutineers terrorists inside the prison to surrender themselves," it added. 

"The number of terrorists forced to surrender has risen to about 1,000 terrorists. While our forces' security operations are still ongoing to regain complete control of the prison."

The SDF also said it is continuing "large-scale and precise sweep operations in many areas of Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, and al-Hasakah."

The Media Center also announced on Wednesday that the SDF liberated 23 prisoners from ISIS in the prison since Thursday.

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On Jan. 20, 200 ISIS fighters began the attack on the prison in coordination with fellow militants imprisoned inside.

In response, the SDF launched a large operation with the participation of about 10,000 fighters and Internal Security Forces, known as Asayish in Kurdish.