The Syrian Democratic Forces have confirmed that a car bomb exploded in the Ghueran prison and have added that it is “an insurrection”. The jail houses almost 3,500 members of the Islamic State.
More than 40 people have died in an assault on a prison in the Syrian province of Hasaka (evening) in which there are dozens of prisoners of the jihadist group Islamic State and by the subsequent confrontations registered in the vicinity, according to a new balance of victims that could grow in the coming hours.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported on its website an explosion on Thursday afternoon at Ghueran prison, adding that it led to clashes and an escape attempt by an unknown number of prisoners. In total, at least 41 people have died, including five civilians.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) They have confirmed in a statement that a car bomb exploded in the area and have added that it is “an insurrection” by “terrorists” of the Islamic State detained in the prison. The jail houses almost 3500 members of this group according to the Observatory.
Likewise, the FDS have pointed out that there have been clashes around the prison with some of the escaped prisoners and have highlighted that two “Islamic State mercenaries” have been arrested in the area.
On March 23, 2019, the SDF announced the taking of the town of Baghuz and the fall of what is known as the territorial caliphate of the Islamic State, which no longer controls any area in Syria and Iraq, where it was defeated in December 2017.
However, the group has increased its attacks in recent months, especially in the aforementioned triangle between the provinces of Aleppo, Hama and Raqqa, which has caused the Russian Army to also increase its bombing in support of government troops.
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