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Syria Urges EU to Take Its Citizens Back as ISIS Prison Breaks Threaten Chaos

A senior official at the al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, Syria on Thursday pleaded with European and American officials to take control of the facility, before clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) create more opportunities for Islamic State terrorists to escape. Syrian officials are also suggesting Western powers take custody of the foreign-born ISIS fighters they have allowed to languish in Syrian prisons for years.

Title: Syria Kurds Clashes Image ID: 26019521406906 Article: Syrian government forces stan