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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
US estimates 200 Islamic State fighters escaped Syrian prison, US official says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAbout 200 low-level Islamic State fighters escaped Syria’s Shaddadi prison yesterday after guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces left the facility, but Syrian government forces recaptured many of them, a US official says.
The official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, says about 600 foreign fighters from Islamic State had been transferred from Shaddadi prior to January 19 to other facilities and remain in detention.
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