Syria says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison; Kurdish website said 1,500 escaped

CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - ‌Syria's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday ‌that about 120 Islamic State detainees escaped ‌from Shaddadi prison, after the Kurdish website Rudaw reported that a spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ‍Forces, Farhad Shami, said around ‍1,500 Islamic State ‌members had escaped. Read full story