US estimates 200 Islamic State fighters escaped Syrian prison, US official says

WASHINGTON, Jan ‌20 (Reuters) - About ‌200 low-level Islamic State ‌fighters escaped Syria's Shaddadi prison on Monday after ‍guards from the ‍Kurdish-led Syrian ‌Democratic Forces left the ‍facility, ​but Syrian government forces ⁠recaptured many of them, a ‌U.S. official said on ⁠Tuesday. Read full story