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Islamic State prisoners have escaped in Syria

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January 22, 2026

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Over 100 suspected Islamic State prisoners have escaped in north-east Syria. The breakout follows a government offensive that has driven Kurdish forces from swathes of territory the Kurds once controlled. Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent, reports from the ground.

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