​​​​​​​Siyamnd Walat: The aim of the attack was to revive so-called caliphate state with Turkish-Syrian support

And Syria Democratic Forces announced, through a press conference on January26, that they thwarted the plan of ISIS and its supporters in the attack on Al-Sina'a prison and took full control of the prison, and that sweep operation is continuing in rest of north and east Syria to eliminate the rest of the cells that moved in conjunction with the attack.

During the battles that took place between Syria Democratic Forces and Internal Security Forces on one side, and ISIS mercenaries attackers who organized a rebellion inside Al-Sina'a Prison, which lasted for seven days, the forces managed to control the entire prison, And the arrest of a large number of attackers mercenaries and who escaped from prison, and their number reached 550 mercenaries. Nearly two hundred of the attackers and who escaped from prison and clashed with the forces, were killed. The clashes happened in the vicinity of Al-Sina'a prison, and inside the prison, with ISIS prisoners who seized the guards' weapons, Ghweran and Al-Zhour neighborhoods, and the outskirts of Khabur River.

Commander-in-Chief of Internal Security Forces, Siyamnd Walat, in a special statement to ANHA agency from inside Al-Sina'a prison in Ghweran neighborhood, said: "After seven days of clashes within Al-Sina'a prison in Ghweran neighborhood with ISIS mercenaries who organized a rebellion and seized the guards' weapons, And in response to the attacks launched by ISIS mercenary cells from outside on the prison, Al-Sina'a prison was controlled, and he continued: "Some of the attackers came to the region from the areas occupied by Turkey, and came with Turkey's instructions, and others came from areas under the control of Syrian regime."

Siyamnd Walat explained: "Syrian and Turkish regimes have a hand in this plan that targeted Al-Sina'a prison, and the goal is to revive so-called Islamic State."

Walat confirmed the failure of the plan that was prepared by Damascus government and Turkish regime, and the attacks were repelled with great resistance by Syria Democratic Forces and Internal Security Forces, and said: "Syrian Democratic Forces and Internal Security Forces have great experience in dealing with these mercenaries, and were quickly able to control the situation."

Walat drew attention to the propaganda campaigns that were followed by the media affiliated with Damascus government, Turkish state and so-called Syrian opposition, and said: "They promoted in their information that we are killing mercenaries, the whole world is now watching how we deal with these mercenaries who were intending to commit massacres against our people."

And for ISIS prisoners who surrendered to Syria Democratic Forces, Siyamnd Walat explained: "They are now being transferred from the old prison to a new one." without explaining its location.

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ANHA