Hasakah, Jan. 19 (SANA) Syrian Arab Army units began entering al-Shaddadi town, south of Hasakah in northeast Syria, on Monday after the SDF released members of the ISIS terrorist organization from al-Shaddadi prison.
In a statement to SANA on Monday, the army’s Operations Command said army units will secure al-Shaddadi prison and its surroundings and conduct sweeping operations in the town and nearby areas to apprehend ISIS detainees who were released.
The Operations Command said al-Shaddadi prison and the city’s security facilities will be handed over immediately to the Ministry of Interior after security and sweep operations are completed.
It added that the army leadership had contacted mediators and SDF leaders with the aim of handing the prison over to internal security forces to secure it and its perimeter, but that the SDF leadership refused.
The Operations Command held the SDF fully responsible for releasing ISIS members from al-Shaddadi prison, stressing that army units will take the necessary measures to restore security in the area.
Earlier on Monday, Syrian Arab Army forces began deploying across the Jazira region to secure it under an agreement between the Syrian state and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
