Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Police Force, also known as Asayesh, help Syrians fleeing their homes in the Ghwayran neighbourhood in the northern city of Hasakeh on January 22, 2022, on the third day of fighting between ISIS and Kurdish forces in Syria after ISIS attacked a prison housing extremists in the area. (Photo by AFP)

ISIS-Kurds battle after Syria prison attack kills over 120 in four days: Monitor

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Published: 23 January ,2022: 11:35 AM GST Updated: 23 January ,2022: 01:47 PM GST

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At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison, a war monitor said Sunday, as clashes entered a fourth day.

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“At least 77 IS members and 39 Kurdish fighters, including internal security forces, prison guards and counter-terrorism forces have been killed” in violence inside and outside the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city since the start of the attack on Thursday, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

At least seven civilians have also been killed in the fighting, according to the monitor.

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