ISIS says it ‘freed’ women held by Syrian Kurdish-led forces

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ISIS said Thursday it had “freed” women held by Syria’s Kurds, the latest in a series of reported breakouts since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive last week.

In a statement released on the Telegram messaging application, ISIS said it had stormed a security headquarters west of its former stronghold of Raqqa on Wednesday, “freeing Muslim women kidnapped” by Kurdish-led forces.

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It did not give a number or say if the women were ISIS members or wives of extremists.

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