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SDF Claims Securing ISIS Prisons Not Priority After 5 Terrorists Escape

SDF Claims Securing ISIS Prisons Not Priority After 5 Terrorists Escape
Smoke billows from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on Oct. 12, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continued their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. Nzaeer Al-Khatib/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Oct. 12 that securing prisons holding ISIS suspects is no longer its priority and that it’s more focused on fighting the Turkish forces and defending its people.

“Securing ISIS detention centers or chasing sleeper cells is not our priority. We are solely focused on fighting Turkish aggression and protecting our people from it. World can handle ISIS issue if they really care about it,” senior SDF official Redor Khalil wrote in a message on Twitter on Saturday.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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