Syrian prison overrun by IS terrorists back under control, says US-backed force

US and Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers search for Islamic State militants in Hassakeh, Syria (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP)

A US-backed Kurdish-led force said a prison overrun by the terrorist group calling itself Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria is now fully under its control, thwarting a plot by the extremists to launch further, multiple attacks across the volatile region.

It also appealed for the international community’s help in taking responsibility for the tens of thousands of IS fighters and their families in detention centres and camps under its control.