Clashes around Syria prison holding IS militants

Clashes between U.S-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters and militants continued for the fourth day Sunday around a prison in northeastern Syria that houses thousands of members of the Islamic State group. The clashes started late Thursday after the militants attempted to storm Gweiran prison in Hassakeh. 

They breached the prison walls, killed dozens of guards and staff, and enabled an unknown number of prisoners to escape.  Kurdish military officials say dozens of Islamic State gunmen have been killed. The attack is the boldest by IS militants since they lost most of their territory in Syria in 2019.