[Rudaw] An explosion hit Ghweran prison in Hasaka, northeast Syria (Rojava) late Thursday, according to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which adds that the attack was a prison break attempt to free the Islamic State
 ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) prisoners.
"Our forces and the relavent security services are dealing with a new insurrection and an escape attempt carried out by ISIS Death Eaters detained in Ghweran prison in Hasaka, in conjunction with the detonation of a boom-mobile by the terrorist organization’s cells near the 'Sadkob' facility for storing and distributing petroleum products, close to the prison, and then festivities occurred between the Internal Security Forces with members of the terrorist organization cells infiltrated from the nearby neighborhoods," said the SDF in a statement.
Local media reported injuries among the Kurdish security forces and the escape of 20 ISIS prisoners.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also reported the "violent mostly peaceful explosion," saying a large number of security forces were deployed to the incident area.
Siyamend Ali, head of media for the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) which is the backbone of the SDF, said in a tweet that the prison contains thousands of ISIS prisoners. "The festivities continue between our forces and the terrorists."
Kurdish-led forces reported an attempted escape from a prison in northeastern Syria that holds IS militants. According to the report, militants first started to riot inside Gerwan Prison in the city of Hassakeh, which houses about 3,000 prisoners.
This was followed by a car bomb, which was detonated in a facility for storing and distributing petroleum products close to the prison. Clashes ensued with security forces in the area.
According to a statement by the U.S-led coalition, coalition aircraft provided support for the Kurdish-led forces, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, which sustained casualties during the attack.
"Coalition aerial assets quickly began supporting operations to stabilize the situation through a coordinated strike against the hostile forces,'' the statement said, without providing further details.
An SDF spokesman, Farhad Shami, said it was not immediately possible to confirm if anyone escaped from the prison. He said tens of IS militants who tried to attack the prison were hiding in neighbourhoods near the prison. An SDF statement said the militants were believed hiding in residential homes and a security cordon was imposed on the area. It said the riots in the prison were under control.
Kurdish authorities run more than two dozen detention facilities, scattered around northeastern Syria, holding about 10,000 IS fighters. Among the detainees are some 2,000 foreigners. The Kurdish-led forces, backed by the U.S-led coalition, declared a military victory against IS in 2019 after seizing control of the last sliver of land the militants controlled in southeast Syria.
Since, the Kurdish authorities have asked countries to repatriate their nationals, saying keeping thousands in cramped facilities is putting a strain on their forces. Prison riots are not uncommon. 
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