In Syria, at least seventy people were killed and several others injured in an attack by the Daesh fighters on a prison in the northern city of Al Hasakah.

In a statement, head of the UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel Rahman said that at least 28 members of the Kurdish security forces, five civilians and 45 members of IS have been killed in the attack on the Ghuwayran prison.

Meanwhile, Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces said that it is continuing operations to keep security in Al Hasakah city and the perimeter of the Ghuwayran prison with the help of coalition allies and Kurdish internal security forces.