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Turkey accuses Kurdish forces of freeing IS prisoners in Syria
ISTANBUL, Oct 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Turkey on Monday accused Kurdish forces
of deliberately releasing Islamic State prisoners held at a prison in the
Syrian border town of Tal Abyad.
“Turkish forces raided a prison in Tal Abyad earlier today, expecting to
take custody of Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists held there. Before they got
there, (Kurdish) PKK/YPG terrorists set free the Daesh militants in an
attempt to fuel chaos in the area,” a senior government official told
reporters.
BSS/AFP/ARS/2010 hrs