More than 200 reported dead after Isis prison break in Syria as clashes continue
Fighting between US-backed Syrian forces and Islamic State militants has entered a fifth day
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Syrian Kurds say Islamic State militants surrender after prison raid
Kurdish-led forces said they raided part of a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in northeastern Syria and forced at least 300 of the militants to surrender on Monday.
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Lisa Smith trial to begin after court rejects bid to dismiss terror charges
The 39-year-old ex-Defence Forces soldier, from Co Louth, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State and financing terrorism.
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Dozens killed as Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq
Kurdish-led forces in Syria killed 23 Islamic State militants including foreigners in clashes after the jihadist group attacked a prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka on Thursday, a military source in the Kurdish-led forces said.
Reuters ·
Kurdish security forces killed, IS fighters freed in major Syrian prison break
The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a prison in Syria housing fellow jihadists in one of the group's most significant attacks since its self-declared "caliphate" was defeated in the war-torn country nearly three years ago.
France 24 ·
Islamic State militants attack prison in Syria's al-Hasaka, U.S.-backed SDF says
Islamic State militants attacked a prison in Syria's al-Hasaka in an attempt to free prisoners belonging to the group who had mutinied, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement on Thursday.
Reuters ·
Bid by terror-accused Lisa Smith to have charges dropped to be decided on Monday
The 39-year-old, from Co Louth, is accused of being a member of Islamic State and financing terrorism.
The Independent UK ·
Lisa Smith bid to have terror charges dismissed to continue on Wednesday
The Co Louth woman, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State and financing terrorism.
The Independent UK ·
Court hears bid by ex-Defence Forces soldier to have terror charges dropped
Co Louth woman Lisa Smith, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) and financing terrorism.
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