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Battle of al-Hasakah | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian civil war | |||||||
![]() Military situation following the attack on the prison (21 January 2022) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown
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100+ (at the start of the attack) 150-200 (SDF estimate, 23 January) 800 escaped (according to IS) 500-600 (according to SOHR) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Per SOHR: Per IS: |
Per SOHR: ![]() 136 escapee prisoners re-arrested | ||||||
7 civilians killed 4000 civilians displaced[6] |
The Battle of al-Hasakah, also known as the Al-Hasakah riot[7][8][9][10][11] is a current Islamic State attack and prison riot. IS are freeing their group's imprisoned fighters from al-Sina'a prison in the Ghuwayran area of al-Hasakah city. This city is under the control of the Kurdish Administration of northern Syria.[12][13][14]
Battles previously occurred in al-Hasakah in 2015 and 2016.
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