The Umayyad Mosque in DamascusCAiro, Jan 22Against the backdrop of an attempt by militants of the Islamic State terrorist group * to seize a prison in the city of Al-Hasakah, the Syrian Foreign Ministry again demanded the withdrawal of the US military contingent from the north-east of the country, the Syrian state agency SANA reports. According to a statement by official Damascus, the actions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US aviation led to the destruction of infrastructure in the province of Al-Hasaka. The Syrian Foreign Ministry added that «thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes in search of asylum in Syrian government-controlled territory.»More than 50 IS terrorists* have been killed in Syria, media reported «The Syrian Arab Republic once again condemns the actions that have led to the displacement of thousands of Syrian citizens and exacerbated their suffering, and demands the withdrawal of the US military contingent,» the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The text of the communiqué of the Foreign Ministry also It is noted that the actions of US forces and SDF militants «equate to war crimes and crimes against humanity.» On Thursday evening, the Syrian media reported that ISIS terrorists attempted to escape from a prison in Al-Hasakah in the territory controlled by the Arab-Kurdish formations «Syrian Democratic strength» (SDF). According to some reports, several SDF fighters were killed and injured as a result of a suicide car explosion near the prison. On Saturday, the Al-Arabiya TV channel reported that the SDF, with the support of the US military, launched another assault on the Al-Hasakah prison, part of the buildings of which continue to be held by militants IG*. According to Al-Arabiya, in a few days of fighting, the Kurdish «special forces destroyed fifty-six terrorists.» The number of casualties among the SDF fighters has increased to thirty-three. Kurdish armed formations, with the support of the US military, currently control most of the provinces of Al-Hasakah and Raqqa, as well as some settlements in the provinces of Aleppo and Deir ez-Zor. Including under their control — most of the quarters of the cities of Al-Hasakah and Qamishli. Official Damascus does not recognize the autonomous administration in northeast Syria, which controls the territory east of the Euphrates, and their military wing — the Syrian Democratic Forces. Damascus has held several unsuccessful rounds of negotiations with the autonomous Kurdish administration.* Terrorist organization banned in Russia
