SDF commandos close in on Syria prison, capture ISIL fighters

Fears are growing for hundreds of children caught in the crossfire, says the UNICEF [Syrian Democratic Forces via AP]

Kurdish-led forces in Syria have said another 250 ISIL (ISIS) fighters have surrendered as the United States-backed forces attempt to clear the last part of a prison seized by the armed group last week.

At least 300 ISIL members handed themselves in on Monday as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commandos moved into the facility in the northeastern city of Hassakeh.