Fighting ongoing in Syria’s Hassakeh as SDF raids ISIL hideouts

Syrian Democratic Forces gather in the neighbourhood of Ghwayran, in the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh, to search for ISIL fighters [AFP]

Clashes between Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters who assaulted a prison complex in northeast Syria are ongoing, despite prior announcements that the attack had been quelled.

Battles broke out anew on Saturday in the vicinity of the prison between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and members of ISIL who were hiding in the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.